friccionar

/fɾiksjoˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
fricciono
preterite (yo)
friccioné
past participle
friccionado

Meaning

  1. to rub

    • Friccionó la espalda.

      He rubbed her back.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

restregar

restregar implies more vigorous rubbing or scrubbing; friccionar is more general or gentle, like rubbing in a cream.

frotar

frotar is the everyday word for "to rub"; friccionar is more technical or medical.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esfregar

esfregar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to rub."

Practice

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