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enguixar

Pronunciation: [əŋ.ɡiˈʃa]

“enguixar” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to plaster (to cover or coat something with plaster)
  2. to plaster (to apply a plaster to)

In Catalan

  1. Cobrir alguna superfície amb guix, especialment les parets.
  2. Posar guix en algun lloc.
  3. Posar una capa de guix a una part del cos per evitar-ne el moviment, en especial per tractar trencadures d'ossos i dislocacions.

Etymology

From en- + guix + -ar. First attested in 1362.

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