retrincar

Galician

Etymology

From re- (again) +‎ trincar (to bite); ultimately from Celtic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retriŋˈkaɾ/

Verb

retrincar (first-person singular present retrinco, first-person singular preterite retrinquei, past participle retrincado)

  1. to grind (one's teeth)
    Synonyms: apertar, triscar
  2. to squeeze

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “tranzar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos