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empuxar.

to push

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/empuˈʃaɾ/[em.puˈʃaɾ]
  1. to push

  2. to repel, drive, force back

    archaic
  3. to expel

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese empuxar /enpuxar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin impulsāre, from in- + pulsāre, or a frequentative of impellere. Doublet of impulsar, a learned borrowing. Cognate with Portuguese empuxar, Spanish empujar.

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