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harnear

Spanish, verb/aɾneˈaɾ/

harnear is a Spanish verb meaning “to riddle; sift” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pasar una semilla, mineral u otra materia por el harnero con el fin de separar las partes gruesas de las…”.

What does harnear mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to riddle; sift

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Pasar una semilla, mineral u otra materia por el harnero con el fin de separar las partes gruesas de las pequeñas o eliminar las impurezas.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of harnear

  • harneo first-person present singular
  • harneé first-person preterite singular
  • harneado participle past
  • harneando gerund
  • harneada feminine participle past
  • harneados masculine participle past
  • harneadas feminine participle past
  • harneas indicative informal present
  • harneás indicative informal present
  • harnea indicative present singular
  • harneamos first-person indicative plural
  • harneáis indicative plural present
  • harnean indicative plural present
  • harneaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • harneabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • harneábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • harneabais imperfect indicative plural
  • harneaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce harnear?

  • /aɾneˈaɾ/
  • [aɾ.neˈaɾ]
  • [aɾneˈaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.