esmagar

Etymology
Attested in 1500 (Juan Esmagado). Probably a derivative with the prefix, from , of , from and cognate of 🇨🇬. Alternatively, linked to a, from or , as with Portuguese. Cf. also Spanish.

Verb

 * 1) to crush, press
 * 2) to squeeze
 * 3)  to oppress (politically or economically)
 * 4) * 1812, Ramón Mariño Paz (ed.), Estudio fonético, ortográfico e morfolóxico de textos do prerrexurdimento galego (1805-1837). Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 168:
 * todas esas gavelas con que nos esmagaban desde hai tanto tempo
 * all those taxes with which they oppressed us since so long ago
 * 1) * 1812, Ramón Mariño Paz (ed.), Estudio fonético, ortográfico e morfolóxico de textos do prerrexurdimento galego (1805-1837). Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 168:
 * todas esas gavelas con que nos esmagaban desde hai tanto tempo
 * all those taxes with which they oppressed us since so long ago

Etymology
Probably from (compare also 🇨🇬), from, from  + , from ,.

Compare 🇨🇬. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to crush to overwhelm by pressure or weight