Polyglot Dictionary

refregar

/refɾeˈɣaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
refriego
preterite (yo)
refregué
past participle
refregado

Meaning

  1. to scrub

    • Refriega la sartén.

      Scrub the pan.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fregar

fregar and refregar are close synonyms for "to scrub"; refregar implies more intense scrubbing, rubbing hard.

Similar in other languages

French

récurer

Close — scrubbing relates to scouring, scrubbing.

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