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calar.

to shut up; to be silent

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/kaˈlaɾ/[kɑˈlaɾ]
  1. to shut up; to be silent

    intransitive
    Calen barbas e falen cartas.
  2. to sink, submerge

    transitive
  3. to touch the bottom

    transitive
  4. to fathom; to probe

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin *callāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō). Cognate with Portuguese calar and Spanish callar.

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