escuixar
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From es- + cuixa (“thigh”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
escuixar (first-person singular present escuixo, first-person singular preterite escuixí, past participle escuixat)
- (transitive) to break (off) the thigh or leg of
- (figurative, transitive) to break off (branches, etc.)
- (reflexive) to injure oneself while doing the splits
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of escuixar (first conjugation)
Further reading edit
- “escuixar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.