Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *stricāre or Latin extricāre. Compare Sicilian stricari, Old Italian stricare, strigare; cf. also Romanian strica. Cognate with English extricate.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /estɾeˈɡaɾ/ [es.t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧tre‧gar

Verb

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estregar (first-person singular present estriego or estrego, first-person singular preterite estregué, past participle estregado)

  1. to rub, scrub, scour
    Synonym: ludir

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