Taushiro, also known as Pinche or Pinchi, is a nearly extinct possible language isolate of the Peruvian Amazon near Ecuador. In 2000 SIL counted one speaker in an ethnic population of 20. Documentation was done in the mid-1970s by Neftalí Alicea.

What is pinche slang for?

In Spanish, pinche literally means “scullion,” or someone who works in a kitchen doing menial work like peeling potatoes or washing dishes. ... In parts of the US where Spanish is frequently spoken, such as Florida and Texas, pinche is also used as a rude term but can also mean “cheap” or “stingy.”

How vulgar is Pinche?

On a more important note: pinche. Many of ustedes offered alternate meanings to this Mexican Spanish vulgarity beyond "cooking assistant" and "fucking in the adverbial sense." From our Puerto Rican brothers: In Puerto Rico, pinche is simply the term used for a wooden clothespin.