encrechar
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From en- + crecho (“curly; stiff”) + -ar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
encrechar (first-person singular present encrecho, first-person singular preterite encrechei, past participle encrechado)
- to bristle
- 1810, José Fernández y Neira, Proezas de Galicia, page 5:
- porque se me encrechan os pelos da cabeza sólo en pensar nas cousas que fixeron
- because my head's hairs bristle just thinking about the things they did
- to curl
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of encrechar
Reintegrated conjugation of encrechar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References[edit]
- “encrechar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “encrechar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- “encrechar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “encrechar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “encrechar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.