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arrissar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ ris +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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arrissar (first-person singular present arrisso, first-person singular preterite arrissí, past participle arrissat)

  1. (transitive) to curl (hair etc.), to make curly
  2. (transitive) to crimp
  3. (pronominal) to curl, to become curled or curly, to curl up; to ripple (of liquids)
    • 1965, Jaume Berenguer Amenós, Alexis Zorbàs:
      Al matí, la mar flairava a síndria; a migdia, fumejava, s'arrissava formant lleus ondulacions com pits molt tendres de noia amb prou feines dibuixats; al capvespre, sospirava, color de rosa, de vi, d'albergínia, blau fosc.
      In the morning, the sea smells of watermelon; at midday, it ripples forming slight undulations like very tender breasts barely sketched in; in the evening, it sighs, with the colour of a rose, of wine, of an eggplant, a dark blue.

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