apegar

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Etymology

From a- +‎ pegar.

Pronunciation

Verb

apegar (first-person singular present apego, first-person singular preterite apeguí, past participle apegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (dialectal) to glue, to stick
    Synonym: enganxar
  2. to transmit, to infect
    Synonym: contagiar

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Galician

Etymology

From a- +‎ pegar.

Pronunciation

Verb

apegar (first-person singular present apego, first-person singular preterite apeguei, past participle apegado)

  1. (transitive) to glue
    Synonym: colar
  2. (transitive) to adhere
    Synonym: adherir
  3. (transitive) to infect; pass on; infect (a disease)
    Synonym: contaxiar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *appicāre, from Latin picāre (smear with pitch), from pix (pitch).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧pe‧gar

Verb

apegar (first-person singular present apego, first-person singular preterite apeguei, past participle apegado)

  1. to stick, glue, cling (to)
  2. to infect, contaminate

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appicāre, from Latin picāre (smear with pitch), from pix (pitch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apeˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pe‧gar

Verb

apegar (first-person singular present apego, first-person singular preterite apegué, past participle apegado)

  1. (obsolete) to glue
    Synonym: pegar
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, with preposition a) to become devoted, to become attached

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