estrujar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *extroculāre, derived (with metathesis of /r/) from Latin torculum (“wine or olive press”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /estɾuˈxaɾ/ [es.t̪ɾuˈxaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: es‧tru‧jar === Verb === estrujar (first-person singular present estrujo, first-person singular preterite estrujé, past participle estrujado) to press, squeeze (so that liquid comes out) Synonym: exprimir (colloquial) to squeeze, squeeze tight (hug affectionately) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “estrujar”, 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