guisar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese guisar: guisa (“manner”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive, archaic) to prepare; to arrange
   • 1390, J. Luis Pensado Tomé (ed.), Miragres de Santiago, Madrid: C.S.I.C, page 88:

     Et entõ chegarõse hũa peça de cristiãos que gisarõ suas armas cõ que aviã a lidar

     Then a number of Christians arrived, and they prepared their weapons, the ones which would be used for fighting

   Synonym: adobar

2. (cooking, transitive) to stew, simmer

   Synonym: cociñar

Derived terms

• aguisar
• desaguisar
• guisamento
• guiso

Related terms

• guisa

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gisa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “guisar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

guisa +‎ -ar

Verb

1. (transitive) to stew (to cook in liquid)

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Spanish

Etymology

From guisa (“manner, habit”).

Verb

1. to stew

Derived terms

• guisado
• guiso