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escalfar.

to poach (e.g. an egg)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/eskalˈfaɾ/[es.kalˈfaɾ]
  1. to poach (e.g. an egg)

    transitive
    huevos escalfados
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *kalēō Latin caleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin calefaciō Latin calfaciō Classical Latin excalfaciō Vulgar Latin *excalfō Old Spanish escalfar Spanish escalfar Inherited from Old Spanish escalfar, from Vulgar Latin *excalfare, from Classical Latin excalfacere. Equivalent to es- + calfar. Cognate with English chafe.

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