cercear

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cercear, from Latin circināre. Compare Portuguese cercear and Spanish cercenar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cercear (first-person singular present cerceo, first-person singular preterite cerceei, past participle cerceado)
cercear (first-person singular present cerceio, first-person singular preterite cerceei, past participle cerceado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to shave (the head)
    Synonym: rapar
  2. to cut or reap by the roots
    Synonyms: acaroar, cortar a rente, rentear

Conjugation

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References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin circināre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cercear

  1. to shave (the head)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Galician: cercear
  • Portuguese: cercear

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cercear, from Latin circināre. Compare Galician cercear and Spanish cercenar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cer‧ce‧ar

Verb

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cercear (first-person singular present cerceio, first-person singular preterite cerceei, past participle cerceado)

  1. (transitive) to cut by the roots
    Synonym: rentear
  2. (transitive) to trim
    Synonym: aparar
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to diminish, to decrease
    Synonyms: reduzir, diminuir
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to restrict, to limit
    Synonyms: restringir, limitar, coartar

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