acurrucar

== Asturian == === Etymology === Compare Spanish acurrucar === Verb === acurrucar (first-person singular indicative present acurruco, past participle acurrucáu) to put in a comfortable position, to snuggle to put a blanket over someone (reflexive) to huddle, to curl up (because of the cold) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “acurrucar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “acurrucar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Probably back-formed from Old Spanish acorrucado, from a- + Latin corrūgātus (“wrinked”), perfect passive participle of corrūgō (“to wrinkle”). Compare English corrugate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akuruˈkaɾ/ [a.ku.ruˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧cu‧rru‧car === Verb === acurrucar (first-person singular present acurruco, first-person singular preterite acurruqué, past participle acurrucado) (reflexive) to huddle, to curl up (because of the cold) (reciprocal) to snuggle, to spoon (transitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to make somebody squat (reflexive, colloquial, El Salvador) to squat ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acurrucarse”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “acurrucar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “acurrucar”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “acurrucar”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA