travar

Portuguese

/tɾɐˈvaɾ/

verb
Definitions
  • to brake stop a vehicle
  • to lock secure an object
  • to fight a battle, a war
  • to draw a weapon or an instrument; to grab; to take.
  • to form, to strike up a relationship or acquaintance
  • to arrest

Etymology

Suffix from Portuguese trave.

Origin

Portuguese

trave

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