escarbar

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin scarifāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, writing, drawing, sketching). Cognate with English scarify.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eskaɾˈbaɾ/ [es.kaɾˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧car‧bar

Verb[edit]

escarbar (first-person singular present escarbo, first-person singular preterite escarbé, past participle escarbado)

  1. (transitive) to scratch, scrape, paw, dig (the ground)
  2. (transitive) to clean, pick (one's teeth, ears, nose)
  3. (transitive) to poke (a fire)
  4. (transitive) to dig about; poke about

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