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abrigar

Pronunciation: [ə.βɾiˈɣa]

“abrigar” is a Catalan word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to wrap up, to cover
  2. to keep warm
  3. to shelter

In Catalan

  1. Resguardar del fred.
  2. Auxiliar, emparar, patrocinar.
  3. Cobrir, tapar.

Etymology

Most likely from Late Latin aprīcāre (compare the form abriar and Occitan abrigar), from Latin aprīcārī, from aprīcus. Compare Spanish abrigar, English apricate, and French abrier. Alternatively, and less likely, from Late Latin *abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from…

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