Pisha

[tetsuo]

Hi,

another word that bothers me and I could find a translation (I understand). Maybe you could explain what it means. The sentence I found the word in is: "Lo siento pisha, pero aquí no."

[poli]

Was this an Argentinian saying this? Pisha is not Spanish, but the "sh" sound is commonly heard in Argentina even though "sh" is nonexistent in Spanish (the letter x is sometimes a substitute). If you heard it right, perhaps "pisha" is someone's name.

[tetsuo]

I have found out that's a phonetical adaption from picha, which I also cannot found. All the Spanish explaination seem to refer to family, friends and it's kind of a bad word and only for those you know (very) well.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I've just been told that despite the more or less obscene meaning of "penis", the word is used in Andalucía to refer to a friend, like "dude", I assume. Of course, not all words for familiar treatment are appropriate for anyone in any context.

[tetsuo]

OK. Luckily I haven't used it only read a sentence but couldn't find an explaination I understand. Thanks for helping out.