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abrigar.

to harbour (provide refuge for)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[a.bɾiˈɡa(h)]Brazil/a.bɾiˈɡa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to harbour (provide refuge for)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese abrigar, of disputed origin: most likely from Late Latin aprīcāre, from Latin aprīcārī (“to warm in the sun”), from aprīcus (“sunny”). Alternatively, and less likely, from Late Latin *abrīgāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + *brīgāre, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *werǵ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”).

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