escarvar

Probably from Latin scarīfō (“to scarify”), from Ancient Greek σκαριφάομαι (skaripháomai); alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *skarbōną (“to scrape”).^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /eskaɾˈβaɾ/

escarvar (first-person singular present escarvo, first-person singular preterite escarvei, past participle escarvado)

1. to dig superficially

   Synonyms: escaravellar, escavichar

• escarvadentes

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escarvar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “escarvar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escarvar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “escarvar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escarvar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN