tosar

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese tosar, from Vulgar Latin *tōnsāre, frequentative verb of Latin tondeō, through its past participle, tōnsus. Compare Italian tosare.

Verb

tosar (first-person singular present toso, first-person singular preterite tosei, past participle tosado)

  1. to shear (to remove the fleece from a sheep)
    Synonyms: tosquiar, (regional) esquilar
  2. to crop (to cut hair short)
  3. to trim or cut a pet's hair (as part of pet grooming)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese tosar, from Vulgar Latin *tūnsāre, frequentative verb of Latin tundō, through its past participle, tūnsus.

Verb

tosar (first-person singular present toso, first-person singular preterite tosei, past participle tosado)

  1. to beat up
    Synonyms: espancar, sovar, surrar
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