esmagar

Significado (English)

  1. to crush, press
  2. to squeeze
  3. (figuratively) to oppress (politically or economically)

Frecuencia

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/esmaˈɣaɾ/
Etimología (English)

In summary

Attested in 1500 (Juan Esmagado). Probably a derivative with the prefix es-, from Latin ex-, of maga (“guts of fish”), from Proto-Germanic *magô (“stomach”) and cognate of English maw. Alternatively, linked to a Vulgar Latin *exmagāre, from Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan) or Proto-Germanic *maganą, as with Portuguese esmagar. Cf. also Spanish amagar.

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