retrincar

Galician

Etymology

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

  • Note: retrinc- are changed to retrinqu- before front vowels (e).

Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “tranzar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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