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rillar

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *ringulare, from Latin ringor (compare Spanish reñir). Or rather from *raillar, from Latin radō.[1] Cognate with Portuguese rilhar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rillar (first-person singular present rillo, first-person singular preterite rillei, past participle rillado)

  1. (transitive) to gnaw
    Synonym: roer
  2. to gnash; to grind one's teeth

Conjugation

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References

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