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crestar.

to sear

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kɾesˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[kɾesˈta(h)]Brazil/kɾesˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/kɾeʃˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to sear

  2. to roast

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin crustāre Portuguese crestar Inherited from Latin crustāre.

verb/kɾesˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[kɾesˈta(h)]Brazil/kɾesˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/kɾeʃˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to collect honey from a beehive

Where this word comes from

Probably from Latin castrāre, through metathesis (therefore a doublet of castrar). Compare Occitan crestar (“to castrate”); cf. also Romanian cresta (“cut; notch; make incisions”).

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