fozar

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fodiāre, from Latin fodiō, fodere, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰod- (“to pierce, dig”). Cognate with Spanish hozar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foˈθaɾ/, (western) /foˈsaɾ/

Verb

1. to root, to dig with the snout

   Synonym: furgar

2. to poke

   Synonym: furgar

3. to meddle with; to tamper with or handle something ignorantly; to work unproductively on something, because of lack of knowledge or aptitude

   Synonyms: fedellar, fochicar

Derived terms

• fozas
• fochicar
• fozón

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “foça”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fozar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN