esmendrellar

Galician

Etymology

From es- +‎ mendrello (“rag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esmendɾeˈʎaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to tear to pieces

   Synonyms: escachar, esnacar, esnaquizar

2. (transitive) to dislodge; to disjoint; to disarray

   Synonyms: esbandallar, escangallar

3. (pronominal) to wear out

   Synonym: escangallar

4. (pronominal) to split one's sides laughing, to crack up

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esmendrellar”, 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), “esmendrellar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esmendrellar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN