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escarmenar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excarmināre, from Latin ex- + carminō (to card), from carmen (card for wool, flax). Compare Romanian scărmăna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskaɾmeˈnaɾ/ [es.kaɾ.meˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧car‧me‧nar

Verb

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escarmenar (first-person singular present escarmeno, first-person singular preterite escarmené, past participle escarmenado)

  1. to comb (wool)
  2. to punish

Conjugation

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Further reading

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