pegar

Catalan

verb
Definitions
  • to hit somebody (in order to harm)
  • (dialectal) to hit one body with another
  • (dialectal) (used with cop, empenta, etc.) to knock, to shove somebody
  • (dialectal) (used with bot, salt etc.) to jump
  • (dialectal) to throw, to show sudden emotion.
  • (dialectal) to glue

Etymology

Derived from Latin picāre (smear with pitch).

Origin

Latin

picāre

Gloss

smear with pitch

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