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From corral.

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acorralar (first-person singular present acorralo, first-person singular preterite acorralí, past participle acorralat)

  1. (transitive) to round up (livestock)
  2. (transitive) to corner

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Etymology edit

From a- +‎ corral +‎ -ar.

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  • IPA(key): /akoraˈlaɾ/ [a.ko.raˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧co‧rra‧lar

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acorralar (first-person singular present acorralo, first-person singular preterite acorralé, past participle acorralado)

  1. (transitive) to corral, to corner
    • 2007, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra[1], page 643:
      Simón le secuestró el primero, acorralándole detrás de una mesa, para decirle que se alegraba de cambiar de provincia, por el oprobio que sus hijos le habían arrojado a la cara en Toledo y Madrid.
      Simón kidnapped him first, cornering him behind a table, to tell him that he was happy to change province, due to the shame that his children had thrown in his face in Toledo and Madrid.

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