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afondar.

to sink

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/afonˈdaɾ/
  1. to sink

  2. to deepen

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese afondar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *affundāre, derived from Latin fundus (“bottom”). By surface analysis, a- + fondo + -ar. Compare Portuguese afundar, Spanish ahondar.

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