escarificar

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre (to scarify), from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai, scratch), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, writing, drawing, sketching). Equivalent to escarbar (to dig) +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eskaɾifiˈkaɾ/ [es.ka.ɾi.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧ri‧fi‧car

Verb[edit]

escarificar (first-person singular present escarifico, first-person singular preterite escarifiqué, past participle escarificado)

  1. to harrow

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