aferretar

Attested since 1810. From a- +‎ ferrete (“stinger”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /afereˈtaɾ/

aferretar (first-person singular present aferreto, first-person singular preterite aferretei, past participle aferretado)

1. (transitive) to sting

   Synonym: picar

2. (transitive) to goad

   Synonyms: aguillar, aguilloar

• ferrete

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aferretar”, 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), “aferretar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “aferretar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aferretar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN