esgarrar

Catalan

Etymology

es- +‎ garra +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əz.ɡəˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.ɣaˈraɾ]
• Homophone: esguerrar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

esgarrar (first-person singular present esgarro, first-person singular preterite esgarrí, past participle esgarrat)

1. to cripple

Synonyms

• esguerrar

Further reading

• “esgarrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Alternative forms

• esgarriar

Etymology

Perhaps from es- +‎ agarrar (“to grip”). Cognate with Portuguese escarrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esɣaˈraɾ/

Verb

1. to expectorate
2. to spit

Related terms

• esgarro (“sputum”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esgarrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esgarrar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esgarrar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN