escurrir

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Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eskuˈriɾ/ [es.kuˈriɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧cu‧rrir

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish escorrer, from Latin excurrere (whence English excursion). Cf. also Portuguese escorrer, Asturian escorrer, Galician escorrentar.

Verb[edit]

escurrir (first-person singular present escurro, first-person singular preterite escurrí, past participle escurrido)

  1. to drain, to strain
  2. to wring
    Escurrió la camisa y la tendió a secar.
    She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.
  3. (reflexive) to slip away, escape
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Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish escurrir, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, cognate with Italian scorgere (to see, notice; guide, escort).

Verb[edit]

escurrir (first-person singular present escurro, first-person singular preterite escurrí, past participle escurrido)

  1. (obsolete) to accompany someone out to say goodbye

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