Polyglot Dictionary

tamizar

/tamiˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
tamizo
preterite (yo)
tamicé
past participle
tamizado

Meaning

  1. to sift

    • Tamizó la harina.

      He sifted the flour.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cernir

cernir and tamizar are close synonyms for "to sift," like flour, interchangeable.

cribar

cribar and tamizar are close synonyms for "to sift," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

peneirar

peneirar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sift."

Practice

1 What does tamizar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches tamizar?

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