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Verb
plegaria
- first/third-person singular conditional of plegar
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish plegaria, pregaria (the latter attested in Berceo),[1] semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pleˈɡaɾja/
- Rhymes: -aɾja
- Syllabification: ple‧ga‧ria
Noun
plegaria f (plural plegarias)
- request, asking, prayer
- intercession (prayer)
- Synonym: intercesión
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