zorregar

Galician

Etymology

From zórrega (whip). Compare Portuguese azorragar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θoreˈɡaɾ/, (western) /soreˈɡaɾ/

Verb

zorregar (first-person singular present zorrego, first-person singular preterite zorreguei, past participle zorregado)

  1. to strike, hit, beat repeatedly
    • 1981, Víctor Freixanes, O enxoval da noiva, page 61:
      Soamente o vento ruxe nas alturas e, de cando en vez, bátigas de choiva veñen zorregar con furia nos vidros e nas xanelas
      Just the wind roars up high and, from time to time, a heavy shower comes to beat furiously on the glasses and windows
    Synonyms: apancar, bater, zoscar, zoupar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • zorregada
  • zórrega

References

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