agatuñar

• gatuñar, agatañar
• agatunhar, gatunhar, agatanhar (reintegrationist)

Attested since the 18th century. Blend of gato (“cat”) +‎ rabuñar. Compare Portuguese agatanhar.

• IPA^(key): /ɡatuˈɲaɾ/

agatuñar (first-person singular present agatuño, first-person singular preterite agatuñei, past participle agatuñado)

1. to scale, to climb (using one's legs and arms)

   Synonyms: empoleirar, gabear, rubir

2. to claw, scratch

   Synonyms: arañar, rabuñar

• gato

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