recuar

Galician

Alternative forms

• arrecuar

Etymology

From re- +‎ cu (“ass, back”). Compare Portuguese recuar, Spanish recular, French reculer and English recoil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rekuˈaɾ/

Verb

1. to recede, to get back

   Synonyms: cear, desandar, estear, retroceder

2. to retreat; to desist

   Synonym: desistir

3. to recoil

Related terms

• cu

References

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

---

Portuguese

Etymology

re- +‎ cu +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ˈkwaɾ/
• Hyphenation: re‧cu‧ar

Verb

1. to recede, retreat
2. to indent
3. to recoil, flinch