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filar.

to cotton on, be onto

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/fiˈlaɾ/[fiˈlaɾ]
  1. to cotton on, be onto

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Old Spanish filo Spanish filo Spanish -ar Spanish filar From filo + -ar.

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