Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to ream

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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