zarandear

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Spanish

Etymology

From zaranda +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θaɾandeˈaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saɾandeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: za‧ran‧de‧ar

Verb

zarandear (first-person singular present zarandeo, first-person singular preterite zarandeé, past participle zarandeado)

  1. (transitive) to sift, sieve
    Synonym: cerner
  2. (transitive) to shake, jiggle
    • 2020 July 13, “Feijóo conquista su cuarta mayoría absoluta y Urkullu se refuerza”, in El País:
      Para los dos partidos en el Gobierno de España, la jornada fue más aciaga, sobre todo para Podemos, que salió zarandeado: quedó fuera del Parlamento gallego y perdió la mitad de su representación en Euskadi.
      For the two parties in the Spanish Government, the day was more unfortunate, especially for Podemos, which came out shaken: it was left out of the Galician Parliament and lost half of its representation in Euskadi.

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