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refugiar.

to shelter (to provide shelter)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁe.fu.ʒiˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[he.fu.ʒiˈa(h)]Brazil/ʁe.fuˈʒja(ʁ)/Brazil[he.fuˈʒja(h)]Brazil

to shelter (to provide shelter)
transitive

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Latin refugiō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin refugiumbor. Portuguese refúgio Portuguese -ar Portuguese refugiar From refúgio + -ar.

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