riscar

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, probably from Latin resecare.

Pronunciation

Verb

riscar (first-person singular present risco, first-person singular preterite risquei, past participle riscado)

  1. to strike (to delete or cross out)
    Synonyms: borrar, cancelar
    • 1337, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 81:
      a qual nota non era riscada nen chançelada por sinal
      the aforementioned note was not struck nor cancelled by any sign
  2. to scratch; to draw using a sharp tool
  3. to harrow
    Synonym: gradar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin resecāre (to cut off, to curtail, to restrain).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ris‧car

Verb

riscar (first-person singular present risco, first-person singular preterite risquei, past participle riscado)

  1. to scratch, delete, suppress
  2. to strike

Conjugation