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aboar

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aboar (14th century). By surface analysis, a- +‎ bo (good) +‎ -ar. Cognate with Spanish abonar (to fertilize).[1]

Verb

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aboar (first-person singular present aboo, first-person singular preterite aboei, past participle aboado)

  1. (intransitive) to meliorate
    Synonym: mellorar
  2. (transitive) to meliorate
    Synonym: mellorar
  3. (transitive) to declare someone fit
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From a- +‎ boi- (ox) +‎ -ar.

Verb

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aboar (first-person singular present aboo, first-person singular preterite aboei, past participle aboado)

  1. Alternative form of aboiar (to cover cattle)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “bueno”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos