pelexar

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pelejar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), cognate with Portuguese pelejar, Spanish pelear, ultimately probably from Latin pilus (hair).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pelexar (first-person singular present pelexo, first-person singular preterite pelexei, past participle pelexado)

  1. to wrestle, fight
    Synonyms: loitar, rifar

Conjugation

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References

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