apresilhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ presilha +‎ -ar or a- +‎ presilhar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ziˈʎa(ʁ)/ [a.pɾe.ziˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ziˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ziˈʎa(ʁ)/ [a.pɾe.ziˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ziˈʎa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾɨ.ziˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾɨ.ziˈʎa.ɾi/

Verb

apresilhar (first-person singular present apresilho, first-person singular preterite apresilhei, past participle apresilhado)

  1. to secure something with a presilha (one of several objects used to bond or hold things together)
    Synonym: presilhar

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