entaforar

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Metathesis of enforatar, from en- +‎ forat +‎ -ar.

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entaforar (first-person singular present entaforo, first-person singular preterite entaforí, past participle entaforat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to hide (especially in a hole or corner)
    Synonym: amagar
  2. (intransitive, reflexive) to hide
    S'ha entaforat en un local diminut i incòmode.
    He hid in a tiny and uncomfortable place.
  3. (transitive, colloquial, derogatory) to shove, to cram, to stuff, to stick
    • 2022, Maria Carme Roca i Costa, Katalepsis:
      Només sé que han estat els cabrons de l'Alexis i l'Edu que m'han entaforat en un habitacle petitíssim on no em puc ni moure.
      I only know that it was those bastards Alexi and Edu who crammed me into a tiny abode where I can't even move.

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