escangallar

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Galician

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Etymology

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From canga (yoke).[1] Cognate with Portuguese escangalhar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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escangallar (first-person singular present escangallo, first-person singular preterite escangallei, past participle escangallado)

  1. (transitive) to dislodge; to disjoint; to disarray
    Synonyms: esbandallar, esmendrellar
  2. (transitive) to wear out
  3. (pronominal) to wear out

Conjugation

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References

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