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/Sounds like "pees" (as in "pea") + "KAHR" (as in "car")/
Chicano Spanglish for harvesting crops by hand in the fields, from English "to pick." The classic labor of the migrant farmworker: picking grapes, strawberries, tomatoes, or chiles under the California or Texas sun.
“My dad went to Fresno to piscar grapes for the whole season.”
“We were piscando chiles before the sun even came up.”
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/Sounds like "pees" (as in "pea") + "KAHR" (as in "car")/
Chicano Spanglish for harvesting crops by hand in the fields, from English "to pick." The classic labor of the migrant farmworker: picking grapes, strawberries, tomatoes, or chiles under the California or Texas sun.
“My dad went to Fresno to piscar grapes for the whole season.”
“We were piscando chiles before the sun even came up.”
Homeboy
A close friend, someone from your neighborhood or crew who has your back. Borrowed from African American English into Chicano Spanish, homeboy marks a bond built on shared roots and loyalty. It is the English version of carnal, used in the US among Chicano and barrio communities.