piquete

See also: Piquete and piqueté

Spanish

Etymology

Another diminutive of pico

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈke.te/

Noun

piquete m (plural piquetes)

  1. prick (in the skin)
  2. shot, jab (with a syringe)
  3. injection
  4. sting (bump in the skin made by an insect)
  5. (slang, Mexico) a small or medium amount of a strong alcoholic beverage (usually tequila, rum or brandy) poured in a non-alcoholic beverage, such as punch, coffee, juice, soda beverage, etc.
    1. Dame un café, pero con piquete, "give me a coffee, but pour some alcohol on it"
  6. picket line

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