Polyglot Dictionary

escorrer

/iskoˈxeɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
escorro
preterite (eu)
escorri
past participle
escorrido

Meaning

  1. to drain

    • Escorreu a massa.

      He drained the pasta.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desaguar

desaguar specifically means a river flowing into or draining into the sea; escorrer means to drip or drain off, like water dripping off dishes — both mean "to drain."

Similar in other languages

German

entwässern

entwässern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to drain."

Spanish

drenar

drenar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to drain."

French

égoutter

égoutter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to drain."

Practice

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