varrer

Meaning

1. (intransitive,transitive) to sweep (to clean [a place] using a broom)
2. (transitive) to sweep (to move something using a broom)
3. (figuratively,transitive) to sweep, to expel completely and quickly
4. (figuratively,transitive) to sweep; to go through (to search a place methodically)
5. (transitive) to scan (to examine sequentially, part by part)

Hyphenated as

var‧rer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vaˈʁe(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere. Compare Galician varrer and Spanish barrer.