guayar

1. (Dominican-Republic, Puerto-Rico) to grate
2. (Dominican-Republic, Puerto-Rico) to bump and grind
3. (Cuba, Eastern) to work hard, as in grating yuca to make casabe, a popular meal

Hyphenated as

gua‧yar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡwaˈʝaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Haitian Creole: -

In summary

From guayo (“grater”) + -ar, borrowed from a Caribbean language such as Haitian Creole.

Synonyms

decir guayas

rallar