esguerrar

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Etymology

Alternation of earlier esgarrar.

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esguerrar (first-person singular present esguerro, first-person singular preterite esguerrí, past participle esguerrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (historical, transitive) to tenotomize in the lower leg as punishment
  2. (transitive) to cripple
  3. (transitive) to ruin, spoil

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