Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Portuguese and Spanish arrancar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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arrencar (first-person singular present arrenco, first-person singular preterite arrenquí, past participle arrencat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to rip, to rip off, to pull off, to pull out, to yank
  2. to take off, to set off, to start
  3. to start up
  4. (computing) to boot
  5. to stem from

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “arrancar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.