zurrar

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish zurrar.

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular indicative present zurro, past participle zurráu)

  1. to hit, thrash, thwack
    Synonyms: bregar, zacurrir, zagurrar, azotar, calentar, cascar, crismar, cruñir, cutir

Conjugation

References

  • “zurrar” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish zurrar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θuˈraɾ/

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular present zurro, first-person singular preterite zurrei, past participle zurrado)

  1. to thrash, thwack
    Synonyms: bater, bourar, brear, zoscar, zoupar

Conjugation

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zuˈʁa(ʁ)/ [zuˈha(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /zuˈʁa(ɾ)/ [zuˈha(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /zuˈʁa(ʁ)/ [zuˈχa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zuˈʁa(ɻ)/ [zuˈha(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /zuˈʁaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /zuˈʁa.ɾi/

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular present zurro, first-person singular preterite zurrei, past participle zurrado)

  1. (intransitive) to bray (of a donkey: to make its cry)
    Synonym: ornejar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular present zurro, first-person singular preterite zurré, past participle zurrado)

  1. to thrash, thwack
  2. to reprimand harshly; to inflict corporal punishment
  3. (reflexive, colloquial) to soil oneself; to be so frightened as to metaphorically do so
  4. (possibly dated) to fart noiselessly; to pump wind

Conjugation

Further reading

  • zurrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
  • zurrar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
  • Edwin B. Williams (1968) The New College Spanish and English Dictionary, United States: Amsco School Publications
  • Inglés sin Barreras: Diccionario Webster-Velázquez, Los Angeles: Lexicon, 1999