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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excoriāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
excoriar (first-person singular present excorio, first-person singular preterite excorií, past participle excoriat)
- (transitive) to graze, to skin
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin excoriāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡskoˈɾjaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ex‧co‧riar
Verb
excoriar (first-person singular present excorio, first-person singular preterite excorié, past participle excoriado)
- (transitive) to graze or chafe
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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