plegaria

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Catalan

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Verb

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plegaria

  1. first/third-person singular conditional of plegar

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish plegaria, pregaria (the latter attested in Berceo),[1] semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem.

Noun

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plegaria f (plural plegarias)

  1. request, asking, prayer
  2. intercession (prayer)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “preces”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 631

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