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arborar

Pronunciation: [ər.buˈɾa]

“arborar” is a Catalan word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to mast (fit with masts and rigging)
  2. to raise, to hoist; (of oars) to toss (raise in salute)
  3. to place upright (especially of a ladder)
  4. to inflame, to whip up
  5. to flare up, to become inflamed or impassioned
  6. (of a horse) to rear up; (of waves) to roughen, get rough

In Catalan

  1. Col·locar els pals en una embarcació quan s'està construint.
  2. Hissar una bandera.
  3. Pujar les onades en una mar revoltada.
  4. Cremar amb flames altes.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *arborare, from Latin arbor (“tree”). Compare Italian alberare.

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