esgarro

Catalan

Verb

esgarro

1. first-person singular present indicative of esgarrar

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since circa 1800. From esgarrar (“to expectorate”). Cognate with Portuguese escarro.

Alternative forms

• escarro, esgarrio

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /esˈɡaro/ [ez̺ˈɣ̞ɑ.rʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /esˈɡaro/ [ez̺ˈɣ̞ɑ.rʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /esˈħaro/ [ez̺ˈħɑ.rʊ]

• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: es‧ga‧rro

Noun

esgarro m (plural esgarros)

1. sputum

   Synonym: lapo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esgarro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esgarro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esgarro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

esgarro

1. first-person singular present indicative of esgarrar