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pesar.

to weigh (measure the weight of)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb[peˈsaɾ]
  1. to weigh (measure the weight of)

    transitive
  2. to weigh (have a certain weight)

    intransitive
  3. to grieve, sadden, burden

    impersonal
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pesar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin pēnsāre (“ponder, weigh”). Compare the doublet pensar.

noun[peˈsaɾ]
  1. grief

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pesar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin pēnsāre (“ponder, weigh”). Compare the doublet pensar.

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