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expugnar.

to expugn; to take by force of arms; to take by assault; to conquer

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[is.pu.ɡiˈna(h)]Brazil/es.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[es.pu.ɡiˈna(h)]Brazil
  1. to expugn; to take by force of arms; to take by assault; to conquer

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus 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 pugnō Latin expugnārebor. Portuguese expugnar Borrowed from Latin expugnāre.

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