pringar
Spanish
Etymology
Of uncertain origin; possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin pendicāre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pendere (“to hang”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) to drench, dip, or coat in grease or fat
- (transitive) to squeeze a greasy food with bread, as a method of preparing it
- (transitive) to carry out pringue, wherein someone is punished by having boiling grease thrown at them
- (transitive, colloquial) to denigrate or slander
- (transitive, colloquial) to place someone in an illegal or unethical position
- (transitive, Mexico) to splash
- (transitive, Nicaragua) to splatter clothes with water, as a way to iron them
- (impersonal, intransitive, Mexico, El Salvador) to drizzle (to produce a light rain or mist)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to work hard, especially in tough conditions for little benefit