pichel

Etymology

From Old French pichier (“small jug”), from Late Latin pīcārium, alteration of bīcārium, itself possibly from bacarium, bacar or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos). More at beaker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃɛl/

Noun

pichel m (plural picheis)

1. jug
2. tankard or mug, usually made of tin, silver or pewter, with a hinged lid
   • '1511, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 215:

     E cada e quando que fore desta nosa casa un religioso, que le días mesa e mantens e pichel e sal e lugar para duas bestas ena dita casa.

     And each and every time a religious man happens to be in that house, you should give to him a place in the table, with blankets, a tankard, salt, and a place for two horses at the aforementioned house

References

• “pichel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “pichel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “pichel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “pichel” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Verb

pichel

1. First-person singular present of picheln.
2. Imperative singular of picheln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈtʃel/

Noun

pichel m (plural picheles)

1. (Spain) stein, small liquid container wider at the bottom than the top, closed by a hinged lid
2. (Mexico) water jug
3. (El Salvador, Costa Rica) pitcher