esmoucar

Galician

FWOTD – 16 November 2018

Etymology

From es- +‎ moucar (“to blunt, lop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esmowˈkaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to dehorn

   Synonym: escornar

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to bang one's head; to hurt oneself

   Synonym: esnafrar

3. to lop, to pollard

   Synonyms: cepar, decotar, demoucar, fradar

Related terms

• amoucar
• demoucar
• moucar
• remoucar

References

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• “esmoucar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.