esquitxar

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, though influenced by Middle High German schiezzen << Old High German sciozzan (to shoot). Related to Italian schizzare (to squirt).

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esquitxar (first-person singular present esquitxo, first-person singular preterite esquitxí, past participle esquitxat)

  1. (intransitive) to squirt, to spray, to splash
  2. (transitive) to spray, to splash, to dampen
  3. (figurative, transitive) to dampen (a reputation)
  4. (figurative, transitive) to cough up, to fork out (money, etc.)

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