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acender.

to light (a fire, a match...)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/aθenˈdeɾ/[a.θen̪ˈd̪eɾ]/aθenˈdeɾ/standard[a.θen̪ˈd̪eɾ]standard
  1. to light (a fire, a match...)

    transitive
  2. to turn on

    transitive
  3. to light up

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acender (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin accendere (“to kindle or light a fire”). Cognate with Portuguese acender.

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