Spanish

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Etymology

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From jeringa +‎ -ar. Other sense comes after phonetical similitude to chingar and pain or discomfort of an injection.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xeɾinˈɡaɾ/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: je‧rin‧gar

Verb

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jeringar (first-person singular present jeringo, first-person singular preterite jeringué, past participle jeringado)

  1. (transitive) to syringe
  2. (transitive) to give an enema
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to annoy, bother, hassle, irritate, nag (compare chingar)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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