bregar

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, to break), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

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bregar (first-person singular indicative present brego, past participle bregáu)

  1. to flatten the bread dough (using a bregadera)
    Synonym: gramar
  2. (by extension) to work hard, to toil, struggle
    Synonyms: esporiar, esporitiar, estomexar
    • 1925, Pepín de Pría, La sardinera[1]:
      De tantu como cuerre, brega y trabaya
      He runs so much that he struggles and works
  3. to hit, thrash, thwack
    Synonyms: zurrar, zacurrir, zagurrar, azotar, calentar, cascar, crismar, cruñir, cutir

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References

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  • “bregar” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

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Etymology

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From Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, to break), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

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Verb

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bregar (first-person singular present brego, first-person singular preterite breguí, past participle bregat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to fight, to struggle
  2. (transitive) to scrub
  3. (transitive) to brake (to crush the stems of flax or hemp in order to separate the fibers)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, to break), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɾeˈɡaɾ/ [bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: bre‧gar

Verb

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bregar (first-person singular present brego, first-person singular preterite bregué, past participle bregado)

  1. to toil, struggle
  2. (literary) to fight
  3. (Puerto Rico) to deal with

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