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cribar.

to sieve, sift

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/kɾiˈbaɾ/[kɾiˈβ̞aɾ]
  1. to sieve, sift

    transitive
  2. to screen (e.g., for a disease)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish crivar, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *cribāre, a dissimilated form of Latin cribrāre.

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