pregar.
to nail (employ a nail or similar object as a fastener)
Meaning & usage
to nail (employ a nail or similar object as a fastener)
to stare
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese pregar, a semi-learned term taken from Latin plicāre (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”). See also chegar, an inherited doublet, and the borrowing plicar.
to preach (give a sermon)
to preach; to advocate (encourage support)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese preegar, from Latin praedicāre (“to proclaim”), from prae (“before, in front”) + dicō (“devote, consecrate”).
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