Galician edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from Old French nifler, and so related to French renifler; from Proto-Germanic *nabją (beak, nose).

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Verb edit

nifrar (first-person singular present nifro, first-person singular preterite nifrei, past participle nifrado)

  1. to aspire noisily by the nose, to sniff
  2. to whimper, to snivel
    Synonyms: choromicar, mexericar
  3. to pucker one's lips (with disapproval)
  4. to mutter
    Synonym: rosmar

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