Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese abraçar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a- +‎ brazo (arm) +‎ -ar. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre, present active infinitive of *adbracchiō, from Latin ad- +‎ bracchium +‎ -o.

Cognate with Portuguese abraçar and Spanish abrazar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /abɾaˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾaˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /abɾaˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾaˈsaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧bra‧zar

Verb

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abrazar (first-person singular present abrazo, first-person singular preterite abracei, past participle abrazado)

  1. (transitive or pronominal) to hug, to embrace (also metaphorically)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ brazo (arm) +‎ -ar. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre, from Latin ad- +‎ bracchium +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abɾaˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾaˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abɾaˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾaˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bra‧zar
  • Homophone: (Latin America) abrasar

Verb

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abrazar (first-person singular present abrazo, first-person singular preterite abracé, past participle abrazado)

  1. (transitive) to hug, to embrace (a person, an animal)
  2. (transitive) to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life)
  3. (reciprocal) to hug, to embrace, to cuddle, to hold (each other, one another)

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