pinche
What it means
Insulting intensifier roughly like fucking or lousy.
Literally “kitchen assistant”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.
Pronunciation Heard as “peen chay”
Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.
Used as
How it's used
Especially Mexico; ordinary occupational sense also exists.
How strong is it? 3/5 · Vulgar
Especially Mexico; ordinary occupational sense also exists. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.
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