engurruñir

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engurruñir

[ẽŋguruˈɲiɾ]

Rhymes with iɾ

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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 engurruñido · engurruñendo · habiendo engurruñido · engurruñido · engurruño · engurruñes

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

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"engurruñir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/engurru%C3%B1ir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"engurruñir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/engurru%C3%B1ir.

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@misc{engurrun_ir_2026,
  title = {engurruñir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/engurru%C3%B1ir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}