afalar

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Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

afalar

  1. to steer, guide (animals)

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Galician[edit]

afalando as vacas ("steering the cows")

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Etymology[edit]

Unclear. Either from falar (to speak), which in general is an intransitive verb; or from Old French affaler (to pull down), from Old Dutch afhalen (to pick up),[1] from Proto-Germanic *halōną (to fetch).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

afalar (first-person singular present afalo, first-person singular preterite afalei, past participle afalado)

  1. (transitive) to goad; to steer, guide (the cattle or other animals)
    Synonyms: aguillar, tanguer

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References[edit]

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