esnacar

Attested since circa 1539. From es- +‎ anaco (“fragment, piece”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /esnaˈkaɾ/

esnacar (first-person singular present esnaco, first-person singular preterite esnaquei, past participle esnacado)

1. (transitive) to take a piece
2. (transitive) to tear to pieces

   Synonyms: escachar, esmendrellar, esnaquizar

• anaco
• esnaquizar

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esnacar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esnacar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esnacar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esnacar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esnacar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN