arrecender

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unclear. Perhaps ultimately from Latin transcendo, with suffix switching. Otherwise, from Suevic *reukjand, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną (to give off smoke).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /areθenˈdeɾ/, (western) /aresenˈdeɾ/

Verb[edit]

arrecender (first-person singular present arrecendo, first-person singular preterite arrecendín, past participle arrecendido)
arrecender (first-person singular present arrecendo, first-person singular preterite arrecendim or arrecendi, past participle arrecendido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (intransitive) to smell flagrantly and strongly
    Cheira que arrecende!
    [hardly translatable: It smells so good that it smells very good; used frequently to laud meals prior to its consumption]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “descender”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos