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tanger.

to pluck

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/Brazil[tɐ̃ˈʒe(h)]Brazil/tɐ̃ˈʒe(ɾ)/São-Paulo/tɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to pluck

  2. to touch, concern (relate to)

    formal
  3. to shoo

Where this word comes from

From Latin tangere, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.