tamizar

Spanish

Etymology

From tamiz (sieve, noun) + -ar, from French tamis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /tamiˈθaɾ/ [t̪a.miˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /tamiˈsaɾ/ [t̪a.miˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ta‧mi‧zar

Verb

tamizar (first-person singular present tamizo, first-person singular preterite tamicé, past participle tamizado)

  1. (transitive) to strain, sieve, sift
    Synonym: colar
  2. (transitive) to purify, remove defects from
    Synonym: depurar

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