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gabar.

to praise, laud, extol

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡaˈbaɾ/[ɡɑˈβ̞aɾ]/ɡaˈbaɾ/standard[ɡɑˈβ̞aɾ]standard
  1. to praise, laud, extol

    transitive
    Antes que probedes, non gabedes.
  2. to brag, to boast

    pronominal
    Quen moito se gaba, ben delo lle falta
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese gabar (13th century); either from Old Occitan gabar, from Old French gaber, or directly from Gothic or Suevic. From Proto-Germanic *gabbaną (“to mock, jest”).

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