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alangrear

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1850. Unknown.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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alangrear (first-person singular present alangreo, first-person singular preterite alangreei, past participle alangreado)
alangrear (first-person singular present alangreio, first-person singular preterite alangreei, past participle alangreado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (intransitive) to starve
    Synonym: esfamear
    • c. 1850, Florencio Pol, Parrafeo de Quintas:
      Pois pouco lle importa ver Que estamos alangreando
      Con tal que eles poidan ser Os donos do noso gando
      Little they care watching us as we starve
      As long as they can be the owners of our cattle
  2. to covet
  3. to wail, groan; to complain
    Synonyms: laiar, lanxir

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