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espavorir.

to frighten

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.pa.voˈɾi(ʁ)/Brazil[is.pa.voˈɾi(h)]Brazil/es.pa.voˈɾi(ʁ)/Brazil[es.pa.voˈɾi(h)]Brazil
  1. to frighten

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Either from es- + pavor + -ar, or from a Vulgar Latin *expavorīre, from *pavorīre, from pavor. Compare Italian spaurire, Occitan espavordir; cf. also Romanian speria.

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