xear

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Galician

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Etymology

From Latin gelare. Cognate with Portuguese gear and Spanish helar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃeˈaɾ/, /ʃiˈaɾ/

Verb

xear (first-person singular present xeo, first-person singular preterite xeei, past participle xeado)

  1. (impersonal) to freeze
    Está a xear.
    It's freezing.
  2. (intransitive) to frost
  3. (transitive) to freeze

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