pechar

Galician

Alternative forms

• fechar

Etymology

Attested from the 15th century. From pecho (“lock”), from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus (“bolt”).

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) to close; to shut

   Synonyms: cerrar, choer

2. (transitive, intransitive) to lock
3. (transitive, reflexive) to enclose; to lock up
4. (transitive, intransitive) to shut down; to close down (to stop trading as a business)

Related terms

• pechadura
• pecho

References

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

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Spanish

Verb

pechar (first-person singular present pecho, first-person singular preterite peché, past participle pechado)

1. to pay a tax or other tribute
2. to trick (someone) out of money
3. to pay a fine
4. to put up with; to deal with