See also: grătar

Aragonese

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also Aragonese scratch. Compare Catalan gratar, French gratter, Italian grattare, Sicilian grattari.

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈta(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: gra‧tar

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gratar

  1. to scrape (with the nails)
    Synonyms: rascar, escotolar-se

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Catalan

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Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch. Compare Aragonese gratar, French gratter, Italian grattare, Sicilian grattari.

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gratar (first-person singular present grato, first-person singular preterite gratí, past participle gratat)

  1. to scratch (with the nails)
    Synonym: rascar

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Borrowed from Esperanto gratiEnglish grateFrench gratterItalian grattare.

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gratar (present tense gratas, past tense gratis, future tense gratos, imperative gratez, conditional gratus)

  1. (transitive) to scrape (against), scratch (lightly)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Occitan or Provençal gratar (to scratch), of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈtaɾ/ [ɡɾaˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: gra‧tar

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gratar (first-person singular present grato, first-person singular preterite graté, past participle gratado)

  1. (transitive) to clean or polish with a wire brush
    El herrero grató la pieza de metal para darle un acabado suave.
    The blacksmith polished the piece of metal to give it a smooth finish.

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