pix

Meaning

pitch, tar

Concepts

pitch

tar

Translations

Pech

pece

poix

pez

pez

pek

catrame

teer

pega

piche

alquitrán

brea

زِفْت

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɪks]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *piks, from Proto-Indo-European *pik- (“pitch”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa), Old Church Slavonic пьцьлъ (pĭcĭlŭ). Possibly related to pīnus (“pine”) if the latter comes from *pik-sno-s.