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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from es- + Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, derived from Latin minūtus. Compare Portuguese esmiuçar and Spanish desmenuzar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esmi.uˈθaɾ/, (western) /esmi.uˈsaɾ/
Verb
esmiuzar (first-person singular present esmiúzo, first-person singular preterite esmiucei, past participle esmiuzado)
- to tear into pieces; to grind
- Synonyms: esnaquizar, relar
Conjugation
Conjugation of esmiuzar (u becomes ú when stressed; c-z alternation)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esmiuzar”, 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), “esmiuzar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega