aconchegar

• conchegar

Probably from Latin complicare, prefixed with a-; alternatively from a- +‎ cónchega (“shell”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): [akont͡ʃeˈɣaɾ]

aconchegar (first-person singular present aconchego, first-person singular preterite aconcheguei, past participle aconchegado)

1. (transitive) to bring close together

   Synonyms: achegar, arrimar

   • 1917, Juan Pla, A tola de Covas:

     e deben ser cousas íntemas das que baixiño conversan,
     pois están aconchegadas case falandose á orella

     they must be private things those that they talk about in low voice,
     because they are close together almost whispering

2. (pronominal) to get close

   Synonyms: achegar, arrimar

3. (transitive) to cover

   Synonym: abrigar

4. (pronominal) to snuggle

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aconchegar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aconchegar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aconchegar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• conchegar

From a- +‎ conchegar,^[1][2][3] itself inherited from Latin complicāre. Doublet of complicar, which was borrowed from the same source.

• Hyphenation: a‧con‧che‧gar

aconchegar (first-person singular present aconchego, first-person singular preterite aconcheguei, past participle aconchegado)

1. (transitive) to tuck
2. to make cozy, comfortable
3. (pronominal) to snuggle

• aconchegante
• aconchego