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abalar.

to shake (cause (something) to move from side to side)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.baˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[a.baˈla(h)]Brazil/a.baˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.baˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to shake (cause (something) to move from side to side)

    transitive
  2. to shake (to disturb emotionally)

    transitive
  3. to affect, unsettle, shock

    transitive
  4. to shake (move from side to side)

    intransitive
  5. to leave, go away

    intransitive
  6. to be affected, unsettled, shocked

    reflexive
  7. to be frightened

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese abalar, from Vulgar Latin *advallāre, probably ultimately from Latin vallis (“vale, valley”).

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