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arrancar

arrancar

Portuguese

Verb

arrancar (first-person singular present indicative arranco, past participle arrancado)

  1. to pull, pluck, rip
  2. to yank, jerk
  3. to pull down, tear down

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably related to rancar, from Latin eruncāre, present active infinitive of eruncō (I weed out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ranˈkaɾ/, [a.raŋˈkaɾ]

Verb

arrancar (first-person singular present arranco, first-person singular preterite arranqué, past participle arrancado)

  1. to pull out
  2. to rip, to tear
  3. to start (a machine)
  4. (reflexive) to run away
  5. to unsheathe (a sword, dagger, etc.)

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.

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