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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

encorar.

to suffocate

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/eŋkoˈɾaɾ/[eŋ.koˈɾaɾ]
  1. to suffocate

    transitive
  2. to dam

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Attested since 1838. From en- + cor, from Old Galician-Portuguese cor (“heart”), from Latin cor. Compare acorar.

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