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esfregar.

to rub (move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.fɾeˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[is.fɾeˈɡa(h)]Brazil/es.fɾeˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[es.fɾeˈɡa(h)]Brazil
  1. to rub (move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

  2. to clean by rubbing

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exfricāre, from Latin ex- + fricō (“to rub”), or from an alteration of effricāre.

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