pringar
Spanish
editEtymology
editUncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, from Latin pendō (“to hang”). Compare possible cognate Asturian pingar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpringar (first-person singular present pringo, first-person singular preterite pringué, past participle pringado)
- (transitive) to drench, dip, or coat in grease or fat
- (transitive) to squeeze a greasy food with bread, as a method of preparing it
- (transitive) to carry out pringue, wherein someone is punished by having boiling grease thrown at them
- (transitive, colloquial) to denigrate or slander
- (transitive, colloquial) to place someone in an illegal or unethical position
- (transitive, Mexico) to splash
- (transitive, Nicaragua) to splatter clothes with water, as a way to iron them
- (impersonal, intransitive, Mexico, El Salvador) to drizzle (to produce a light rain or mist)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to work hard, especially in tough conditions for little benefit
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of pringar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of pringar (g-gu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “pringar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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