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torar.

to cut (wood) into logs

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/toˈɾa(ʁ)/Brazil[toˈɾa(h)]Brazil/toˈɾa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/toˈɾa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to cut (wood) into logs

    transitive
  2. to tear into pieces

    Minas-Gerais · Northeast-Brazil · transitive
  3. to cut close

    Brazil · transitive
  4. to shoot (with a bullet)

    Brazil · transitive
  5. to shortcut, to take a shortcut in (a path)

    São-Paulo · transitive
Where this word comes from

From toro + -ar.

verb/toˈɾa(ʁ)/Brazil[toˈɾa(h)]Brazil/toˈɾa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/toˈɾa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to go around, to bypass (an obstacle)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kabuverdianu tora(r) (“to bypass”), possibly from Portuguese tourear.

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