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castigar.

to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kas.t͡ʃiˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[kas.t͡ʃiˈɡa(h)]Brazil/kas.t͡ʃiˈɡa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/kaʃ.t͡ʃiˈɡa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese castigar, from Latin castīgāre (“to chastise, to reprimand”), possibly an early borrowing.

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