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tosquiar.

to shear

8 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/toskiˈaɾ/
  1. to shear

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese trosquiar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Blend of tosar + *esquirar: compare Asturian tosquilar, Spanish trasquilar and esquilar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”).

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