escarbar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to paw, scratch, scrape, dig (the ground)
2. (transitive) to clean, pick (one's teeth, ears, nose)
3. (transitive) to poke (a fire)
4. (transitive) to dig about; poke about

Concepts

dig

scratch

scrape

pick

⛏️

poke

rummage

root

rout

delve into

scrabble

scratch off

break open

rootle

claw

dig out

dig up

excavate

push down

Synonyms

hurgar

rascar

cavar

excavar

raspar

desgarrar

levantar

pinchar

rasgar

rayar

registrar

hacer hoyos

cardar

desordenar

despeñar

escudriñar

hacer cavar

hocicar

palanquear

rascarse

rasguñar

cavar para sacar papas

cosechar tubérculos

escabar

arañar con las uñas

remover la tierra

escabar la gallina

rebuscar escarbando

buscar

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desenraizar

alzar

arañar

cosechar

desenterrar

Translations

scharren

stuzzicare

scavare

kratzen

ruspare

razzolare

wühlen

ausgraben

im Boden scharren

frugare

schaben

graben lassen

Knollenfrüchte ernten

im Sand scharren

sich kratzen

Hyphenated as

es‧car‧bar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eskaɾˈbaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: scarifāre

Cognate with English: scarify

In summary

From Latin scarifāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, “writing, drawing, sketching”). Cognate with English scarify.