esqueixar

Meaning

1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to rip
2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to rip off (a branch of a plant)
3. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to split or rip following the direction of the fibers (a fibrous object)

Concepts

rend

split

rip

cleave

sever

part

tear

pull

rive

separate

Synonyms

esberlar

esquerdar

clivellar

estellar

fendir

fendre

esquinçar

esparracar

Translations

fendre

rasgar

doorklieven

kloven

rachar

rajar

klieven

splijten

spalten

fendere

fender

partir

rasgar

hender

lacerarsi

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əs.kəˈʃa]

Etymology

Cognate with Sicilian: scasciari

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excapsiāre, literally "to break a box", from capsa (“box, case”). Compare Sicilian scasciari (“split apart”).