pringar

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, from Latin pendō (“to hang”). Compare possible cognate Asturian pingar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾinˈɡaɾ/ [pɾĩŋˈɡaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: prin‧gar

Verb

pringar (first-person singular present pringo, first-person singular preterite pringué, past participle pringado)

1. (transitive) to drench, dip, or coat in grease or fat
2. (transitive) to squeeze a greasy food with bread, as a method of preparing it
3. (transitive) to carry out pringue, wherein someone is punished by having boiling grease thrown at them
4. (transitive, colloquial) to denigrate or slander
5. (transitive, colloquial) to place someone in an illegal or unethical position
6. (transitive, Mexico) to splash
7. (transitive, Nicaragua) to splatter clothes with water, as a way to iron them
8. (impersonal, intransitive, Mexico, El Salvador) to drizzle (to produce a light rain or mist)
9. (intransitive, colloquial) to work hard, especially in tough conditions for little benefit

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pringar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pringar
gerund			pringando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pringado		pringada
		plural		pringados		pringadas
		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	pringo	pringastú pringásvos	pringa	pringamos	pringáis	pringan
	imperfect	pringaba	pringabas	pringaba	pringábamos	pringabais	pringaban
	preterite	pringué	pringaste	pringó	pringamos	pringasteis	pringaron
	future	pringaré	pringarás	pringará	pringaremos	pringaréis	pringarán
	conditional	pringaría	pringarías	pringaría	pringaríamos	pringaríais	pringarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pringue	pringuestú pringuésvos2	pringue	pringuemos	pringuéis	pringuen
	imperfect (ra)	pringara	pringaras	pringara	pringáramos	pringarais	pringaran
	imperfect (se)	pringase	pringases	pringase	pringásemos	pringaseis	pringasen
	future1	pringare	pringares	pringare	pringáremos	pringareis	pringaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pringatú pringávos	pringue	pringuemos	pringad	pringuen
	negative		no pringues	no pringue	no pringuemos	no pringuéis	no pringuen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of pringar (g-gu alternation)

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 pringar	dative	pringarme	pringarte	pringarle, pringarse	pringarnos	pringaros	pringarles, pringarse
	accusative	pringarme	pringarte	pringarlo, pringarla, pringarse	pringarnos	pringaros	pringarlos, pringarlas, pringarse
with gerund pringando	dative	pringándome	pringándote	pringándole, pringándose	pringándonos	pringándoos	pringándoles, pringándose
	accusative	pringándome	pringándote	pringándolo, pringándola, pringándose	pringándonos	pringándoos	pringándolos, pringándolas, pringándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative pringa	dative	príngame	príngate	príngale	prínganos	not used	príngales
	accusative	príngame	príngate	príngalo, príngala	prínganos	not used	príngalos, príngalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative pringá	dative	pringame	pringate	pringale	pringanos	not used	pringales
	accusative	pringame	pringate	pringalo, pringala	pringanos	not used	pringalos, pringalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pringue	dative	príngueme	not used	prínguele, prínguese	prínguenos	not used	príngueles
	accusative	príngueme	not used	prínguelo, prínguela, prínguese	prínguenos	not used	prínguelos, prínguelas
with first-person plural imperative pringuemos	dative	not used	pringuémoste	pringuémosle	pringuémonos	pringuémoos	pringuémosles
	accusative	not used	pringuémoste	pringuémoslo, pringuémosla	pringuémonos	pringuémoos	pringuémoslos, pringuémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pringad	dative	pringadme	not used	pringadle	pringadnos	pringaos	pringadles
	accusative	pringadme	not used	pringadlo, pringadla	pringadnos	pringaos	pringadlos, pringadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pringuen	dative	prínguenme	not used	prínguenle	prínguennos	not used	prínguenles, prínguense
	accusative	prínguenme	not used	prínguenlo, prínguenla	prínguennos	not used	prínguenlos, prínguenlas, prínguense

Derived terms

• pringá
• pringarla
• pringoso
• pringue

Further reading

• “pringar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025