en crequenas

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1750. Unknown. Probably related to Portuguese encrencar and Spanish enclenque, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (to creep, crawl).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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en crequenas

  1. while squatting, crouching
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References

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  1. ^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “enclenque”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos