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pousar.

to put down, lay down

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/po(w)ˈza(ʁ)/Brazil[po(ʊ̯)ˈza(h)]Brazil/po(w)ˈza(ɾ)/São-Paulo[po(ʊ̯)ˈza(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to put down, lay down

  2. to place

  3. to land, alight

  4. to sleep over

    Brazil
    Pousei no Pedro ontem e nós acabamos ficando.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pousar, from Latin pausāre. Doublet of pausar and posar. Compare Galician pousar and Spanish posar. Its fourth sense may be a Spanish influence from posar.

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