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From em- +‎ pedra (stone) +‎ -ar.

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empedrar (first-person singular present empedro, first-person singular preterite empedrí, past participle empedrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to pave

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Galician

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ pedra.

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empedrar (first-person singular present empedro, first-person singular preterite empedrei, past participle empedrado)

  1. to pave
  2. (archaic, law) to impound, shut up a building

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From em- +‎ piedra (stone) +‎ -ar.

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  • IPA(key): /empeˈdɾaɾ/ [ẽm.peˈð̞ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pe‧drar

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empedrar (first-person singular present empiedro, first-person singular preterite empedré, past participle empedrado)

  1. (transitive) to pave
    empedrar o cubrir con piedrasto pave or to cover with stones
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to strew, scatter
    empedrar de citasto strew with quotations

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