colar.
necklace, chain
Meaning & usage
necklace, chain
collar
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.? Latin collum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin collāris ▲ Latin -āris Latin -āre Late Latin collāre Portuguese colar Inherited from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris + -āre.
to glue (to join with glue)
to stick or attach, not necessarily using glue
to invest (to receive a priest’s collar)
to settle a bill
to approach, to get closer to (a person, thing or place)
to cheat (on a test)
Às vezes me perguntam se podem colar de mim nas provas.
to paste (to insert a piece of media previously copied or cut from somewhere else)
to receive one’s university diploma, especially in a ceremonial manner
to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)
ellipsis of colar velcro
Where this word comes from
From cola + -ar. Senses to receive one’s university diploma and to invest are a back-formation from colação.
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