Polyglot Dictionary

roer

/roˈeɾ/

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)
roo
preterite (yo)
roí
past participle
roído

Meaning

  1. to gnaw

    • El ratón roía el queso.

      The mouse gnawed the cheese.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

nagen

nagen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to gnaw."

Portuguese

roer

roer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to gnaw."

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