engurrar

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engurrar

[ẽŋguˈraɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Metátesis de enrugar, a su vez del latín irrugāre, compuesto de in ('en') y rūgo, rugāre ('arrugar'), deverbal de rūga ('arruga'), de la raíz indoeuropea *kreu ('costra'), o *reu ('arrancar').

verb haber engurrado · engurrando · habiendo engurrado · engurrado · engurro · engurras

pronominal Reducir o disminuir algo, especialmente poniéndole arrugas.
Similar: arrugar, encoger, engurrumir, engurruminar, engurruñar, engurruñir, enrugar, rugar
pronominal Causar tristeza o baja autoestima; hacer perder los ánimos o la fuerza emocional.
Similar: encoger, entristecer

In English

shrink transitive: to cause something to shrink
wrinkle to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles

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@misc{engurrar_2026,
  title = {engurrar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/engurrar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}