tosquiar
Meaning
to shear (remove the fleece from sheep)
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tos.kiˈa(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese trosquiar. Blend of tosar + *esquiar: compare Spanish trasquilar and esquilar, from Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*skairan), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”).
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