rasguñar

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Spanish

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Etymology

Alteration of older rascuñar (with influence from rasgar), itself an alteration of rascañar (through influence from uña (nail)), a derivative of rascar.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rasɡuˈɲaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ras‧gu‧ñar

Verb

rasguñar (first-person singular present rasguño, first-person singular preterite rasguñé, past participle rasguñado)

  1. (transitive) to scratch
    Synonyms: arañar, rascar

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References

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

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