esquitxar
- (intransitive) to squirt, to spray, to splash
- (transitive) to spray, to splash, to dampen
- (figuratively, transitive) to dampen (a reputation)
- (figuratively, transitive) to cough up, to fork out (money, etc.)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əs.kiˈt͡ʃa]
Etymology
In summary
Onomatopoeic, though influenced by Middle High German schiezzen << Old High German sciozzan (“to shoot”). Related to Italian schizzare (“to squirt”).
salpicar
spritzen
borrifar
opspatten
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