encirrar

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably a metathesis of an earlier *enriçar. Compare Portuguese acirrar and Spanish enrizar.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [en.θi.ˈraɾ], (western) [en.si.ˈraɾ]

Verb

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encirrar (first-person singular present encirro, first-person singular preterite encirrei, past participle encirrado)

  1. to incite, stir up (a dog against someone)
    Synonyms: apurrar, retar
  2. (figurative) to incite, to sow discord

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “enrizar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos