Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Of unknown origin. Compare escarificar (to harrow) and escarda (weeding hoe).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eskaˈɾjaɾ/ [es.kaˈɾjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧riar

Verb edit

escariar (first-person singular present escario, first-person singular preterite escarié, past participle escariado)

  1. (transitive) to ream

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • escariar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN