espirrar

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin aspergere (to sprinkle) rather than from Latin exspirare (to exhale). Compare Asturian espurrir.

Pronunciation

Verb

espirrar (first-person singular present espirro, first-person singular preterite espirrei, past participle espirrado)

  1. sneeze (Alternative form of esbirrar)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “espurriar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin expīrāre (to exhale, to die), alternative form of exspīrō. Doublet of expirar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧pir‧rar

Verb

espirrar (first-person singular present espirro, first-person singular preterite espirrei, past participle espirrado)

  1. to sneeze
  2. to squirt
    Synonym: esguichar

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