aferventar

From a- +‎ fervente (“boiling”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /afeɾβenˈtaɾ/

aferventar (first-person singular present afervento, first-person singular preterite aferventei, past participle aferventado)

1. (transitive) to boil for a short while; to blanch

• ferver

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

• Hyphenation: a‧fer‧ven‧tar

aferventar (first-person singular present afervento, first-person singular preterite aferventei, past participle aferventado)

1. to boil for a short while
2. (figurative) to excite (to incite feelings)