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escocer.

to sting, to smart

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/eskoˈθeɾ/[es.koˈθeɾ]/eskoˈseɾ/[es.koˈseɾ]
  1. to sting, to smart

  2. to irritate; get up someone's nose

  3. to chafe (get sore)

    pronominal
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 *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Latin *quoquō Latin coquō Latin excoquō Old Spanish escozer Spanish escocer Inherited from Old Spanish escozer, from Latin excoquere (“to boil, melt”). Equivalent to es- + cocer.

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