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Etymology edit

Unknown.

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Verb edit

esboirar (first-person singular present esboiro, first-person singular preterite esboirei, past participle esboirado)

  1. to burst, explode, pop
    Synonyms: estourar, estoupar, rebentar
    • 1840, Manuel Fernández Magariños, editor, O Seor Pedro:
      Pois nesta miñan que dixen
      salía de casa Pedro
      esboirando de alegria,
      Because this morning I said
      Pedro got out of his house
      bursting with joy
  2. to boom; to crack, pop
    Synonyms: estalar, estoupar

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References edit

  • esboirar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • esboirar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • esboirar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.