estricar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to stretch
2. (pronominal) to stretch oneself

Pronounced as (IPA)

/estɾiˈkaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French: estrikier

Cognate with French: étriquer

In summary

Probably borrowed from Old French estrikier (“to make longer, to stretch”), whence French étriquer (“to narrow”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (“to stretch”).