ranquear

Galician

Alternative forms

• ranguear, renguear, renquear

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną (“to twist”). Compare English wrench and Spanish renquear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raŋkeˈaɾ/

Verb

1. to limp (due to a twisted leg or foot)

   Synonyms: coxear, zopegar

2. (of a wheel) to rotate or move misaligned
3. to twist

Related terms

• rengo

References

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

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Portuguese

Verb

1. (transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking em) to rank (to put someone into a rank)

   Essa vitória ranqueará o meu time em segundo lugar.

   This victory will rank my team in second place.

Related terms

• ranqueado
• ranque

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Spanish

Verb

ranquear (first-person singular present ranqueo, first-person singular preterite ranqueé, past participle ranqueado)

1. to rank