aganchar

Attested since 1828. From a- +‎ gancho (“hook”) +‎ -ar.

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aganchar (first-person singular present agancho, first-person singular preterite aganchei, past participle aganchado)

1. to climb (especially, a tree)

   Synonyms: gabear, rubir

   • 1828, Nicomedes Pastor Díaz, Égloga:

     As copudas nogueiras que aganchache
     Pra facer os rolís en Sanmartiño
     Ou pra pillar o descuidado niño

     The leafy walnut trees you climbed
     For making the in Octover
     Or for catching the neglected nest

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aganchar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aganchar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “aganchar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aganchar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN