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pegar.

to hit (in order to harm)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[pəˈɣa]Balearic, Central, Northern[peˈɣaɾ]Valencia[peˈɣa]Northwestern
  1. to hit (in order to harm)

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · intransitive
    Per què li pegueu a aquest noi?
  2. to hit

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · dialectal · intransitive
    Vaig pegar de cap a la paret
  3. to give (someone)

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · dialectal · transitive
    Li va pegar una empenta
  4. to do

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · dialectal · transitive
    Va pegar un bot
  5. to throw [with rabinadura ‘tantrum’, etc.]; to show (sudden emotion)

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · dialectal · transitive
    Li va pegar una rabinadura al mig de la plaça
  6. to glue

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin picāre (“smear with pitch”).

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