encrechar

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Galician

Etymology

From en- +‎ crecho (curly; stiff) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

encrechar (first-person singular present encrecho, first-person singular preterite encrechei, past participle encrechado)

  1. to bristle
    Synonyms: erizar, recachar
    • 1810, José Fernández y Neira, Proezas de Galicia, page 5:
      porque se me encrechan os pelos da cabeza sólo en pensar nas cousas que fixeron
      because my head's hairs bristle just thinking about the things they did
  2. to curl

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