guisar

Catalan

Etymology

From guisa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡiˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡiˈzaɾ]

Verb

guisar (first-person singular present guiso, first-person singular preterite guisí, past participle guisat)

1. (transitive) to cook

   Synonym: cuinar

Derived terms

• guisat

Further reading

• “guisar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese guisar: guisa (“manner”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive, archaic) to prepare; to arrange
   • 1390, J. Luis Pensado Tomé (ed.), Miragres de Santiago, Madrid: C.S.I.C, page 88:

     Et entõ chegarõse hũa peça de cristiãos que gisarõ suas armas cõ que aviã a lidar

     Then a number of Christians arrived, and they prepared their weapons, the ones which would be used for fighting

   Synonym: adobar

2. (cooking, transitive) to stew, simmer

   Synonym: cociñar

Derived terms

• aguisar
• desaguisar
• guisamento
• guiso

Related terms

• guisa

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “guisar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gisa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guisar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “guisar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guisar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

guisa +‎ -ar

Verb

1. (transitive) to stew (to cook in liquid)

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Spanish

Etymology

From guisa (“manner, habit”).

Verb

guisar (first-person singular present guiso, first-person singular preterite guisé, past participle guisado)

1. to stew

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guisar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			guisar
gerund			guisando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guisado		guisada
		plural		guisados		guisadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guiso	guisastú guisásvos	guisa	guisamos	guisáis	guisan
	imperfect	guisaba	guisabas	guisaba	guisábamos	guisabais	guisaban
	preterite	guisé	guisaste	guisó	guisamos	guisasteis	guisaron
	future	guisaré	guisarás	guisará	guisaremos	guisaréis	guisarán
	conditional	guisaría	guisarías	guisaría	guisaríamos	guisaríais	guisarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guise	guisestú guisésvos2	guise	guisemos	guiséis	guisen
	imperfect (ra)	guisara	guisaras	guisara	guisáramos	guisarais	guisaran
	imperfect (se)	guisase	guisases	guisase	guisásemos	guisaseis	guisasen
	future1	guisare	guisares	guisare	guisáremos	guisareis	guisaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guisatú guisávos	guise	guisemos	guisad	guisen
	negative		no guises	no guise	no guisemos	no guiséis	no guisen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of guisar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive guisar
	dative	guisarme	guisarte	guisarle, guisarse	guisarnos	guisaros	guisarles, guisarse
	accusative	guisarme	guisarte	guisarlo, guisarla, guisarse	guisarnos	guisaros	guisarlos, guisarlas, guisarse
with gerund guisando
	dative	guisándome	guisándote	guisándole, guisándose	guisándonos	guisándoos	guisándoles, guisándose
	accusative	guisándome	guisándote	guisándolo, guisándola, guisándose	guisándonos	guisándoos	guisándolos, guisándolas, guisándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative guisa
	dative	guísame	guísate	guísale	guísanos	not used	guísales
	accusative	guísame	guísate	guísalo, guísala	guísanos	not used	guísalos, guísalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative guisá
	dative	guisame	guisate	guisale	guisanos	not used	guisales
	accusative	guisame	guisate	guisalo, guisala	guisanos	not used	guisalos, guisalas
with formal second-person singular imperative guise
	dative	guíseme	not used	guísele, guísese	guísenos	not used	guíseles
	accusative	guíseme	not used	guíselo, guísela, guísese	guísenos	not used	guíselos, guíselas
with first-person plural imperative guisemos
	dative	not used	guisémoste	guisémosle	guisémonos	guisémoos	guisémosles
	accusative	not used	guisémoste	guisémoslo, guisémosla	guisémonos	guisémoos	guisémoslos, guisémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guisad
	dative	guisadme	not used	guisadle	guisadnos	guisaos	guisadles
	accusative	guisadme	not used	guisadlo, guisadla	guisadnos	guisaos	guisadlos, guisadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guisen
	dative	guísenme	not used	guísenle	guísennos	not used	guísenles, guísense
	accusative	guísenme	not used	guísenlo, guísenla	guísennos	not used	guísenlos, guísenlas, guísense

Derived terms

• guisado
• guiso

Further reading

• “guisar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014