engurruñar

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engurruñar

[ẽŋguruˈɲaɾ]

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de engurrar, y este, por 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 engurruñado · engurruñando · habiendo engurruñado · engurruñado · engurruño · engurruñas

pronominal Reducir o disminuir algo, especialmente poniéndole arrugas.
Similar: arrugar, encoger, engurrar, engurrumir, engurruminar, enrugar, rugar

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"engurruñar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/engurru%C3%B1ar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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engurruñar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/engurru%C3%B1ar

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"engurruñar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/engurru%C3%B1ar.

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@misc{engurrun_ar_2026,
  title = {engurruñar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/engurru%C3%B1ar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}