primicia
/pɾiˈmiθja/
The Spanish word for scoop is primicia.
Meaning: amount held by a scoop (noun)
Which one should you use?
Use primicia or exclusiva for professional news, chisme for gossip and notición for news that is particularly exciting or surprising.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you can use bomba to refer to a big scoop or sensational news. In Spain, the phrase noticia bomba is used to convey the idea of a scoop.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾiˈmiθja/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish dialects, a 'scoop' of something physical, like ice cream, is called a bola, whereas primicia remains strictly for information.
- While primicia means a news scoop, it also refers to the 'first fruits' of a harvest in a religious or agricultural context.
- The suffix in notición is an augmentative, meaning the 'scoop' is literally a 'big news' regardless of its actual importance.
Examples in context
- La primicia del díaThe scoop/exclusive of the day
- El periódico publicó una exclusivaThe newspaper published a scoop
- ¡Cuéntame el chisme!Tell me the scoop/gossip!
- ¡Tengo un notición que contarte!I have a big scoop to tell you!
Example conversation
Mateo and María are at an ice cream shop.
- Mateo¿Cuántas primicias quieres, María?How many scoops do you want, María?
- MaríaSolo quiero una primicia de fresa.I only want one scoop of strawberry.
- MateoYo pediré dos primicias de menta.I will order two scoops of mint.
- MaríaEso suena muy bien, Mateo.That sounds very good, Mateo.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry primicia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
