pechar

See also: Pechar

Asturian

Verb

pechar

1. Alternative form of pesllar (“to close”)

Verb

pechar

1. Alternative form of apechugar (“to put up with, endure, stand”)

Verb

pechar

1. to catch, to grab
2. to hunt

Galician

Etymology

Attested from the 15th century. From pecho (“lock”), from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus (“bolt”).

Verb

pechar (first-person singular present pecho, first-person singular preterite pechei, past participle pechado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to close; to shut

   Synonyms: cerrar, choer

2. (transitive, intransitive) to lock

   Synonym: fechar

   • 1433, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 101:

     En este dia, e por estas testemoyas e por declaraçón que feso Garcia de Cobreiros, foron á casa de Afonso de Abral et acharon ena adega onde él mora hua cuba de viño branco que diseron que leuaría tres moyos de lagar, pouco mays ou menos, et resçiben a dita cuba en sy e pecharon a porta da adega e tomoua o abade e ficou de a entregar aos secrestadores.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (transitive, reflexive) to enclose; to lock up
4. (transitive, intransitive) to shut down; to close down (to stop trading as a business)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pechar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	pechar
Personal	pechar	pechares	pechar	pecharmos	pechardes	pecharen
Gerund
	pechando
Past participle
Masculine	pechado			pechados
Feminine	pechada			pechadas
Indicative
Present	pecho	pechas	pecha	pechamos	pechades	pechan
Imperfect	pechaba	pechabas	pechaba	pechabamos	pechabades	pechaban
Preterite	pechei	pechaches	pechou	pechamos	pechastes	pecharon
Pluperfect	pechara	pecharas	pechara	pecharamos	pecharades	pecharan
Future	pecharei	pecharás	pechará	pecharemos	pecharedes	pecharán
Conditional	pecharía	pecharías	pecharía	pechariamos	pechariades	pecharían
Subjunctive
Present	peche	peches	peche	pechemos	pechedes	pechen
Imperfect	pechase	pechases	pechase	pechásemos	pechásedes	pechasen
Future	pechar	pechares	pechar	pecharmos	pechardes	pecharen
Imperative
Affirmative		pecha	peche	pechemos	pechade	pechen
Negative (non)		non peches	non peche	non pechemos	non pechedes	non pechen

    Reintegrated conjugation of pechar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	pechar
Personal	pechar	pechares	pechar	pecharmos	pechardes	pecharem
Gerund
	pechando
Past participle
Masculine	pechado			pechados
Feminine	pechada			pechadas
Indicative
Present	pecho	pechas	pecha	pechamos	pechades, pechais	pecham
Imperfect	pechava	pechavas	pechava	pechávamos	pechávades, pecháveis, pechávais1	pechavam
Preterite	pechei	pechaste, pechache1	pechou	pechamos	pechastes	pechárom, pecharam
Pluperfect	pechara	pecharas	pechara	pecháramos	pechárades, pecháreis, pechárais1	pecharam
Future	pecharei	pecharás	pechará	pecharemos	pecharedes, pechareis	pecharám, pecharão
Conditional	pecharia	pecharias	pecharia	pecharíamos	pecharíades, pecharíeis, pecharíais1	pechariam
Subjunctive
Present	peche	peches	peche	pechemos	pechedes, pecheis	pechem
Imperfect	pechasse	pechasses	pechasse	pechássemos	pechássedes, pechásseis	pechassem
Future	pechar	pechares	pechar	pecharmos	pechardes	pecharem
Imperative
Affirmative		pecha	peche	pechemos	pechade, pechai	pechem
Negative (nom)		nom peches	nom peche	nom pechemos	nom pechedes, nom pecheis	nom pechem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• pechado
• pechadura
• pecho

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pechar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pechad”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pecharon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pechar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “pechar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pechar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pechar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Leonese

Verb

pechar

1. to pay
   • 1017, Fuero de León:

     et quien lo fecer peche quinientos soldos. [...] et aquel que fur uençido peche por custume dela tierra

     and whoever does it may pay five hundred soldos. [...] and he who was defeated may pay according to the custom of the land

Old Spanish

Etymology

From pecho +‎ -ar, the stem from Latin pactum (“agreement”); related to Medieval Latin pactō, pactāre.

Verb

pechar

1. to pay
   • ca. 1284-1295, anonymous, Fuero de Cuenca :

     Qual quier que a otro fuera de su casa metiere palo por el culo, peche dozyentos mr. & salga enemigo, si le fuere prouado; si non, saluese con doze vezinos & sea creydo o jure solo, & rresponda a rriepto, lo que al querelloso mas ploguiere.

     Whosoever inserts a stick in the ass to someone who doesn't belong to their House shall pay 200 maravedis and become an Enemy, if it is proven; otherwise, may they be saved with 12 neighbours and believed, or may they swear alone responding to a Challenge (duel?), whatever the one demanding may prefer.

Descendants

• Spanish: pechar

Spanish

Alternative forms

• apechugar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pechar, from pecho (“a payment, tribute”) + -ar, the stem from Latin pactum (“agreement”), with an inherited stem; related to Medieval Latin pactō, pactāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [peˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pe‧char

Verb

pechar (first-person singular present pecho, first-person singular preterite peché, past participle pechado)

1. to pay a tax or other tribute
2. to trick (someone) out of money
3. to pay a fine
4. to put up with; to deal with

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pechar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pechar
gerund			pechando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pechado		pechada
		plural		pechados		pechadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pecho	pechastú pechásvos	pecha	pechamos	pecháis	pechan
	imperfect	pechaba	pechabas	pechaba	pechábamos	pechabais	pechaban
	preterite	peché	pechaste	pechó	pechamos	pechasteis	pecharon
	future	pecharé	pecharás	pechará	pecharemos	pecharéis	pecharán
	conditional	pecharía	pecharías	pecharía	pecharíamos	pecharíais	pecharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	peche	pechestú pechésvos2	peche	pechemos	pechéis	pechen
	imperfect (ra)	pechara	pecharas	pechara	pecháramos	pecharais	pecharan
	imperfect (se)	pechase	pechases	pechase	pechásemos	pechaseis	pechasen
	future1	pechare	pechares	pechare	pecháremos	pechareis	pecharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pechatú pechávos	peche	pechemos	pechad	pechen
	negative		no peches	no peche	no pechemos	no pechéis	no pechen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of pechar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive pechar
	dative	pecharme	pecharte	pecharle, pecharse	pecharnos	pecharos	pecharles, pecharse
	accusative	pecharme	pecharte	pecharlo, pecharla, pecharse	pecharnos	pecharos	pecharlos, pecharlas, pecharse
with gerund pechando
	dative	pechándome	pechándote	pechándole, pechándose	pechándonos	pechándoos	pechándoles, pechándose
	accusative	pechándome	pechándote	pechándolo, pechándola, pechándose	pechándonos	pechándoos	pechándolos, pechándolas, pechándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pecha
	dative	péchame	péchate	péchale	péchanos	not used	péchales
	accusative	péchame	péchate	péchalo, péchala	péchanos	not used	péchalos, péchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pechá
	dative	pechame	pechate	pechale	pechanos	not used	pechales
	accusative	pechame	pechate	pechalo, pechala	pechanos	not used	pechalos, pechalas
with formal second-person singular imperative peche
	dative	pécheme	not used	péchele, péchese	péchenos	not used	pécheles
	accusative	pécheme	not used	péchelo, péchela, péchese	péchenos	not used	péchelos, péchelas
with first-person plural imperative pechemos
	dative	not used	pechémoste	pechémosle	pechémonos	pechémoos	pechémosles
	accusative	not used	pechémoste	pechémoslo, pechémosla	pechémonos	pechémoos	pechémoslos, pechémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pechad
	dative	pechadme	not used	pechadle	pechadnos	pechaos	pechadles
	accusative	pechadme	not used	pechadlo, pechadla	pechadnos	pechaos	pechadlos, pechadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pechen
	dative	péchenme	not used	péchenle	péchennos	not used	péchenles, péchense
	accusative	péchenme	not used	péchenlo, péchenla	péchennos	not used	péchenlos, péchenlas, péchense

Further reading

• “pechar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28