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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese pelejar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), cognate with Portuguese pelejar, Spanish pelear, ultimately probably from Latin pilus (“hair”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pelexar (first-person singular present pelexo, first-person singular preterite pelexei, past participle pelexado)
- to wrestle, fight
- Synonyms: loitar, rifar
Conjugation
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References
- “pelejar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “peleja” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “pelexar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pelexar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pelexar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.