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para.

for (directed at, intended to belong to)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

prep[pɐɾɐ][pɾɐ]
  1. for (directed at, intended to belong to)

  2. for (to obtain)

  3. to, toward (indicating destination)

  4. for (by the standards of)

  5. about to

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pera, para, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).

noun[ˈpaɾɐ]
  1. peeling (of a fruit, vegetable, cheese)

    feminine
  2. shaving, woodshaving

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from parar (“to prepare”). Cognate with Portuguese apara.

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