carmear

Galician

Etymology

From Latin carmināre (“to card”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾmeˈaɾ/

Verb

1. (dated) to card

   Synonyms: carpear, escarmear, escarpear

2. (figurative) to thwack

Derived terms

• escarmear

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carmear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega