espremer

From Vulgar Latin *expremere, from Latin exprimere, present active infinitive of exprimō.

• IPA^(key): /espɾeˈmeɾ/

espremer (first-person singular present espremo, first-person singular preterite espremín, past participle espremido)
espremer (first-person singular present espremo, first-person singular preterite espremim or espremi, past participle espremido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to squeeze or press something for extracting its liquids or for drying it

   Synonym: premer

   Agora esprememos o leite callado para lle tirar o soro.

   Now we press the curd for taking off its whey.

• espremedor

• “espremer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “espremer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “espremer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “espremer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From Vulgar Latin *expremere, from Latin exprimere. Doublet of exprimir.

• Hyphenation: es‧pre‧mer

espremer (first-person singular present espremo, first-person singular preterite espremi, past participle espremido)

1. to squeeze (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)

   Synonyms: apertar, comprimir

   Antonyms: soltar, afrouxar