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Verb
esgarro
- first-person singular present indicative of esgarrar
Galician
Etymology 1
Attested since circa 1800. From esgarrar (“to expectorate”). Cognate with Portuguese escarro.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aro
- Hyphenation: es‧ga‧rro
Noun
esgarro m (plural esgarros)
- sputum
- Synonym: lapo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esgarro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esgarro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esgarro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
esgarro
- first-person singular present indicative of esgarrar