zurcir

Spanish

Alternative forms

• surcir (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θuɾˈθiɾ/ [θuɾˈθiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /suɾˈsiɾ/ [suɾˈsiɾ]
• Homophone: surcir (non-Castilian)

Verb

1. (transitive, sewing) to darn; to mend (repair by stitching with thread or yarn)
2. (Spain, colloquial) to screw

   ¡Que te zurzan! ― Screw you!

Derived terms

• rezurcir

Further reading

• “zurcir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014