Asturian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afoˈraɾ/, [a.foˈraɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧fo‧rrar

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aforrar (first-person singular indicative present aforro, past participle aforráu)

  1. to save (money, time)

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ forro (free) +‎ -ar, from Arabic. Compare Spanish ahorrar.

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aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforrí, past participle aforrat); root stress: (Valencia) /o/

  1. (transitive, Valencia) to save
    Synonym: estalviar

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Further reading

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  • “aforrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

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Etymology

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First attested in c. 1300. Ultimately from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, free, noble, virtuous). Compare Spanish ahorrar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afoˈraɾ/ [a.foˈraɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧fo‧rrar

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aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforrei, past participle aforrado)

  1. to save, to economize
    Synonym: economizar

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧for‧rar

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aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforrei, past participle aforrado)

  1. (transitive) to save, to economize

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afoˈraɾ/ [a.foˈraɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧fo‧rrar

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aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforré, past participle aforrado)

  1. (transitive) to line, cover the inside
    Synonym: forrar
  2. (transitive, South America) to slap
    Synonyms: bofetear, cachetear, pegar

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