rezar.
to pray (to talk to a god)
Meaning & usage
to pray (to talk to a god)
Eles rezavam antes de chegar o carrasco.
to pray (to recite a given prayer)
Rezei até muito tarde na igreja.
to celebrate (to perform mass); the object is almost always missa (“mass”)
O padre já estava cansado de rezar tantas missas.
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese rezar, from Latin recitāre (“to recite”), from re- + citō (“to call forth”). Doublet of recitar, a borrowing.
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