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empujar.

to push, to shove, to jostle

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/empuˈxaɾ/[ẽm.puˈxaɾ]
  1. to push, to shove, to jostle

    transitive
  2. to nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying a person)

    Le empujó con el codo de una manera muy dolorosa.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin in- + pulsāre, or a frequentative of impellō, impellere. Doublet of impulsar, a later borrowing.

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