fitar

Galician

fitando ("staring")

Etymology

From Latin fictum (“fixed”), from Latin fīgō (“to fix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. to stare
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of fitar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of fitar

Related terms

• fito

References

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• “fitar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fictāre, from Latin fictum (“fixed”).

Verb

1. (transitive) to stare at; to gaze at
   • 1880, Machado de Assis, “Círculo Vicioso”, in Ocidentais:

     Mas a lua, fitando o sol com azedume: / "Mísera! Tivesse eu aquela enorme, aquela / Claridade imortal, que toda a luz resume"!

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