Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese calafetar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Arabic قَلْفَطَ (qalfaṭa, to caulk).

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calafatear (first-person singular present calafateo, first-person singular preterite calafateei, past participle calafateado)

  1. to caulk (seal joints with caulk)
    • 1433, A. Rodríguez González & J. Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 32:
      por calças et sevo et mangueiras et garafetar o tillado
      for wedges and tallow and hoses and caulking the deck

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Etymology

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From calafate +‎ -ear.

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  • IPA(key): /kalafateˈaɾ/ [ka.la.fa.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧la‧fa‧te‧ar

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calafatear (first-person singular present calafateo, first-person singular preterite calafateé, past participle calafateado)

  1. (transitive) to caulk (seal joints with caulk)
    Synonym: enmasillar

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