pegar

Galician

/peˈɣaɾ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to glue
  • (transitive) to adhere
  • (transitive) to fix in place; to hold, steady
  • (transitive) to hold, steady
  • (transitive) to join, splice
  • (transitive) to hit, blow
  • (pronominal) to come closer; to stick
  • (transitive) to infect; pass on; infect (a disease)
  • (transitive) to do; take; have (a kind of catch-all verb for various actions)

Etymology

Derived from Latin picāre (smear with pitch).

Origin

Latin

picāre

Gloss

smear with pitch

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