estricar

Senso (Inglese)

1. (transitive) to stretch
2. (pronominal) to stretch oneself

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/estɾiˈkaɾ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Preso in prestito da francese antico: estrikier

Affine francese: étriquer

In summary

Probably borrowed from Old French estrikier (“to make longer, to stretch”), whence French étriquer (“to narrow”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (“to stretch”).