arrencar

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Catalan

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Etymology

Compare Portuguese and Spanish arrancar.

Pronunciation

Verb

arrencar (first-person singular present arrenco, first-person singular preterite arrenquí, past participle arrencat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to rip, to rip off, to pull off, to pull out, to yank
  2. to take off, to set off, to start
  3. to start up
  4. (computing) to boot
  5. to stem from

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Further reading

  • “arrancar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.