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abocar

Pronunciation: [ə.βuˈka]

“abocar” is a Catalan word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to join by the mouth
  2. to pour, to decant
  3. to pour out, to empty
  4. to pour for oneself
  5. to empty (out)
  6. to swarm, to gather
  7. to abandon oneself, to indulge oneself

In Catalan

  1. Girar boca avall una eina per fer passar un líquid.
  2. Fer passar un líquid d'un recipient a un altre.
  3. Girar cap a terra alguna cosa.
  4. Acostar alguna cosa al lloc on ha d'obrar.
  5. Gastar molts de diners amb la finalitat d'aconseguir alguna cosa.
  6. Ajuntar-se de cop en algun lloc molta de gent.
  7. Inclinar-se, tirar-se amb el cos endavant.

Etymology

From a- + boca (“mouth”) + -ar.

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