escrachar

Meaning

  1. (Rioplatense) to destroy; defeat
  2. (Rioplatense) to give away; rat on
  3. (Rioplatense) to publicly shame someone for their illegal actions or gross misconduct

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
es‧cra‧char
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eskɾaˈt͡ʃaɾ/
Etymology

Uncertain; proposed are Italian schiacciare (“to crush”), Ligurian scracâ, or English scratch.

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