Asturian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *exfricāre, from Latin ex- + fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō (I rub), or from an alteration of effricāre.

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esfregar

  1. to rub
    Synonym: resfregar

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Galician edit

Etymology edit

Attested since the 15th century. From Latin exfricāre, present active infinitive of exfricō.

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esfregar (first-person singular present esfrego, first-person singular preterite esfreguei, past participle esfregado)

  1. to wash (dishes, clothes)
  2. to scrub, brush
  3. to rub, graze
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 121:
      Auen aas uezes que eno collo et eno rrabo do Cauallo fazese sarna et proido que lle arriga da Reiz os cabellos et tanto o faz esfregar que se esfolla en todo.
      Sometimes in the neck and the tail of the horse there is scabies and itch that tear up the hairs by the roots, and made him rub so much that he even flays himself

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References edit

  • esfreg” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • esfregar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • esfregar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • esfregar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • esfregar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exfricāre, from Latin ex- + fricō (to rub), or from an alteration of effricāre.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.fɾeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [is.fɾeˈɡa(h)], /es.fɾeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [es.fɾeˈɡa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.fɾeˈɡa(ɾ)/, /es.fɾeˈɡa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.fɾeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.fɾeˈɡa(χ)], /eʃ.fɾeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.fɾeˈɡa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.fɾeˈɡa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɡaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɣa.ɾi]

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esfregar (first-person singular present esfrego, first-person singular preterite esfreguei, past participle esfregado)

  1. to rub (move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
    Synonyms: atritar, friccionar
  2. to clean by rubbing
    Synonyms: lustrar, polir

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