jeringa

Meaning

Noun

syringe

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of jeringar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of jeringar:

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jeringar

1. (transitive) to syringe
2. (transitive) to give an enema
3. (colloquial, transitive) to annoy, bother, hassle, irritate, nag (compare chingar)

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Concepts

syringe

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hypodermic

hypodermic needle

needle

squirt

injection needle

douche

syringe

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Synonyms

jeringuilla

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jerga

embudo

aguja de jeringa

inyectadora

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jeringa cargada

lavativa

Translations

siringa

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Spritze

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seringue

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seringa

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şırınga

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xeringa

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injectiespuit

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σύριγγα

enjektör

spuit

محقنة

seringa

embêtement

Injektor

Hyphenated as

je‧rin‧ga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/xeˈɾinɡa/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin syringa, based on Latin syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, tube”) (genitive singular σῦριγγος (sûringos). The initial consonant must have passed from /s/ to /ʃ/, a sporadic sound change in Old Spanish (compare jabón).