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aporrear.

to beat someone up, especially with a blunt weapon; to bludgeon

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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  1. to beat someone up, especially with a blunt weapon; to bludgeon

    colloquial
  2. to annoy or bother

    colloquial
  3. to tame or curb a horse

    South-Brazil
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese a- Portuguese porra Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izāre Old Galician-Portuguese -ear Portuguese -ear Portuguese aporrear From a- + porra + -ear.

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