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empenar.

to warp (wood)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ẽ.peˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.peˈna(h)]Brazil/ĩ.peˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.peˈna(h)]Brazil
  1. to warp (wood)

    transitive
  2. to warp (of wood)

    intransitive
  3. to deviate from a plumb line, to deflect

    intransitive
  4. to twist, to become twisted

    figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly a variant of empinar, or from empena + -ar, if empena is not itself derived from empenar.

verb/ẽ.peˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.peˈna(h)]Brazil/ĩ.peˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.peˈna(h)]Brazil
  1. to cover or adorn with feathers

    transitive
  2. to produce feathers (of a bird)

    intransitive · reflexive
  3. to become covered or adorned with feathers

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Galician-Portuguese en- Portuguese en- Portuguese em- Portuguese pena Portuguese -ar Portuguese empenar From em- + pena + -ar.

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