arrancar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to pull out
2. (transitive) to unsheathe (a sword, dagger, etc.)
3. (transitive) to rip, to tear
4. (intransitive, transitive) to start (a machine)
5. (intransitive) to get going, get started
6. (reflexive) to run away

Concepts

start

tear

pull up

tear off

pluck

pull out

claw

start off

rip off

extort

pick

⛏️

pull apart

remove

start up

extract

force out

pull off

cut off

withdraw

harvest

cut

elicit

boot

👢

down

wrest

drag

switch on

gouge out

gouge

depart

fire up

pull

fight

curtail

buck

drive off

drive away

cull

draw back

pick off

count down

break

abstract

leave

jump-start

jump off

interrupt

discharge

pinch

grub up

Synonyms

sacar

extraer

romper

salir

iniciar

partir

jalar

quitar

cortar

coger

pelar

arrebatar

retirar

forzar

arañar

cosechar

tirar

irse

dividir

deshierbar

encender

escapar

comenzar

extirpar

poner en marcha

rasgar

echar fuera

quitar con violencia

obtener por fuerza

recolectar

sustraer

truncar

venir

atrincherar

depilar

descontinuar

descuajar

deshojar

desmalezar

destetar

excavar

rasguñar

sacudirse

trozar

cosechar maíz

romper torciendo

despancar

desarragar

elaborar adobes

sacar con fuerza

Translations

strappare

arracher

arrancar

abreißen

starten

démarrer

zerreißen

ausreißen

cueillir

partir

començar

starten

reißen

engegar-se

arrencar

Hyphenated as

a‧rran‧car

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aranˈkaɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Catalan: arrencar

Cognate with Romanian: arunca

Cognate with Sicilian: arrancari

In summary

Probably from Latin ad- + runcāre. Compare Catalan arrencar, Romanian arunca and Sicilian arruncari.