Pronunciations

Definitions

• v. To annoy, bother.

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Ladino

Etymology

• uncertain; perhaps from pishkar/peshkar (most commonly 'to fish' but also 'to search without purpose') or piskuzar/peskuzar ('to examine by questioning')

Who Uses This

• Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• None

Alternative Spellings

piskar, pishkar