escrachar

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Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain; proposed are Italian schiacciare (to crush), Ligurian scracâ, or English scratch.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskɾaˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧cra‧char

Verb

escrachar (first-person singular present escracho, first-person singular preterite escraché, past participle escrachado)

  1. (Argentina, Uruguay) to knock down; knock over
    Synonyms: romper, destruir, aplastar
  2. (Argentina, Uruguay) to give away; rat on
  3. (Argentina, Uruguay) to publicly shame someone for their illegal actions or gross misconduct
    Synonym: (Chile) funar

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References

  1. ^ escrachar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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