cuerear

Spanish

Etymology

From cuero +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kweɾeˈaɾ/ [kwe.ɾeˈaɾ]
  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cue‧re‧ar

Verb

cuerear (first-person singular present cuereo, first-person singular preterite cuereé, past participle cuereado)

  1. (transitive, Rioplatense, Venezuela) To work on any part of the process of tanning leather (including the killing, skinning and transporting of it).
  2. (transitive, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) to flay; to whip (with a leather belt)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial, Rioplatense, Bolivia) to gossip in a rude manner

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