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apertar.

to tighten

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.peʁˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[a.pehˈta(h)]Brazil/a.peɾˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.peʁˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to tighten

  2. to press, clasp, clamp

  3. to roll (a joint, a marijuana cigarette)

    Brazil · intransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese apretar, from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus.

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