zurrar
Spanish, verb/θuˈraɾ/
zurrar is spelled Z-U-R-R-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 169,030th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zurrar is a Spanish verb meaning “to thrash, thwack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Castigar a alguien golpeándolo o azotándolo con dureza y decisión; darle una zurra”.
What does zurrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to thrash, thwack
- 2
to reprimand harshly; to inflict corporal punishment
- 3
colloquialto soil oneself; to be so frightened as to metaphorically do so
- 4
datedto fart noiselessly; to pump wind
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Castigar a alguien golpeándolo o azotándolo con dureza y decisión; darle una zurra. 2. Curtir y adobar las pieles removiéndoles el pelo que las cubre. 3. Maltratar a alguien dentro de una pelea, disputa o riña. 4. Reprender o censurar con dureza a alguien, particularmente en público.
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 zurrar
- zurro first-person present singular
- zurré first-person preterite singular
- zurrado participle past
- zurrando gerund
- zurrada feminine participle past
- zurrados masculine participle past
- zurradas feminine participle past
- zurras indicative informal present
- zurrás indicative informal present
- zurra indicative present singular
- zurramos first-person indicative plural
- zurráis indicative plural present
- zurran indicative plural present
- zurraba first-person imperfect indicative
- zurrabas imperfect indicative second-person
- zurrábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- zurrabais imperfect indicative plural
- zurraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zurrar?
- /θuˈraɾ/
- [θuˈraɾ]
- /suˈraɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zurrar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zurrar in Spanish?
zurrar appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).