escairar

Catalan

Etymology

From es- +‎ caire +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəjˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.kajˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

escairar (first-person singular present escairo, first-person singular preterite escairí, past participle escairat)

1. (transitive, technical) to square (adjust so as to align at a right angle)

Derived terms

• escaire

Further reading

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

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Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin excoriare (“to skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskajˈɾaɾ/

Verb

1. to peel
2. to partially dry (the laundry}

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escairar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN