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aferrar

Pronunciation: [ə.fəˈra]

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

verb

  1. to seize
  2. to catch, to hook
  3. to cling (to a), to persist (in a)

In Catalan

  1. Agafar fortament.
  2. Plegar la vela sobre la verga i assegurar-la.
  3. Quedar-se atrapat, no poder separar-se d’algú o d’alguna cosa.
  4. obstinar-se

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *adferrāre, from ferrum (“iron, sword”). By surface analysis, a- + ferro + -ar.

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