anchear

First attested in the 18th century. From ancho +‎ -ear.

• IPA^(key): /ant͡ʃeˈaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: an‧che‧ar

anchear (first-person singular present ancheo, first-person singular preterite ancheei, past participle ancheado)
anchear (first-person singular present ancheio, first-person singular preterite ancheei, past participle ancheado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive and intransitive) to widen

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

• ancho

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “anchear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “anchear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “anchear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “anchear” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “anchear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN