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encontrar.

to meet, encounter

9 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/eŋkɔnˈtɾaɾ/[eŋ.kɔn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]
  1. to meet, encounter

  2. to find

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese encontrar (13ᵗʰ century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin *incontrāre, from Latin in + contrā. Compare Portuguese encontrar, Old French encontrer, Spanish encontrar.

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