zgâria

Română

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zgâria

Where it comes from

Either from Vulgar Latin root *scaberāre, from Latin scaber, from scabere or from Latin excoriāri, from excoriō, from ex- (“off”) + corium (“hide, skin”). Compare Megleno-Romanian zgair, zgăirari.

verb a zgâria 1st conjugation · zgârie · zgâriat · a zgâria · zgâriind

to scratch
to scrape
to gall (chafe/rub)
to scrawl

In English

skin to injure the skin of
bruise strike (a person), giving them a bruise
gall to chafe
claw scratch or tear at
scrape draw an object along while exerting pressure
scratch rub the skin with rough material

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"zgâria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/zg%C3%A2ria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{zga_ria_2026,
  title = {zgâria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zg%C3%A2ria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}