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bastir.

to felt (a hat)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/basˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Brazil[basˈt͡ʃi(h)]Brazil/basˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/baʃˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to felt (a hat)

  2. to pad, quilt

  3. to build

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese bastir, borrowed from Old French bastir (“to build”).

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