escanyar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to choke, to strangle
  2. (intransitive, pronominal) to choke
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to loan money at exorbitant rates

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əs.kəˈɲa]
Etymology

From es- + canya (“reed”) + -ar.

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