pringar

Meaning

(transitive) to drench, dip, or coat in grease or fat
(transitive) to squeeze a greasy food with bread, as a method of preparing it
(transitive) to carry out pringue, wherein someone is punished by having boiling grease thrown at them
(colloquial, transitive) to denigrate or slander
(colloquial, transitive) to place someone in an illegal or unethical position
(Mexico, transitive) to splash
(Nicaragua, transitive) to splatter clothes with water, as a way to iron them
(El-Salvador, Mexico, impersonal, intransitive) to drizzle (to produce a light rain or mist)
(colloquial, intransitive) to work hard, especially in tough conditions for little benefit

dip in fat

pringuiar

Hyphenated as

prin‧gar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾinˈɡaɾ/

Cognate with Asturian

pingar

In summary

Uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, from Latin pendō (“to hang”). Compare possible cognate Asturian pingar.

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