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criar.

to create, to put into existence

5 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kɾiˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[kɾiˈa(h)]Brazil/ˈkɾja(ʁ)/Brazil[ˈkɾja(h)]Brazil
  1. to create, to put into existence

    transitive
  2. to invent

    transitive
  3. to raise (a child)

    transitive
    Fui criado dessa maneira.
  4. to breed (animals or plants)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese criar, from Latin creāre. False friend to Spanish criar.

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