empoleirar

From en- (“on”) +‎ poleiro (“perch”).

• IPA^(key): /empolejˈɾaɾ/

empoleirar (first-person singular present empoleiro, first-person singular preterite empoleirei, past participle empoleirado)

1. (transitive) to place on a high place

   Synonyms: colgar, pousar, subir

2. (pronominal) to climb

   Synonyms: gabear, rubir

3. (pronominal, figurative) to boast, to swagger

   Synonym: afoutar

• poleiro

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “empoleirar”, 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), “empoleirar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “empoleirar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “empoleirar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• Hyphenation: em‧po‧lei‧rar

empoleirar (first-person singular present empoleiro, first-person singular preterite empoleirei, past participle empoleirado)

1. (transitive) to perch (to place something on a perch)
2. (reflexive) to perch (to rest on a perch, to roost)