exprimir

Meaning

  1. to squeeze
  2. to press out the juice

Synonyms

sacar zumo

apretar con la mano

dar la mano

exprimir la ropa lavada

extraer el jugo

estrechar con la mano

zumo sacar exprimiendo

Frequency

30k
Hyphenated as
ex‧pri‧mir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eɡspɾiˈmiɾ/
Etymology

From Latin exprimere. Was originally inherited (in its Old Spanish form espremir) and later modified in spelling to reflect the Latin etymology. Compare also the doublet expremir, rarely used today.

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