tamizar

Spanish

Etymology

From tamiz (sieve, noun) + -ar, from French tamis.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /tamiˈθaɾ/, [t̪amiˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /tamiˈsaɾ/, [t̪amiˈsaɾ]

Verb

tamizar (first-person singular present tamizo, first-person singular preterite tamicé, past participle tamizado)

  1. to strain, sieve, sift
    Synonym: colar
  2. to purify, remove defects from
    Synonym: depurar

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.
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