embalar

Significat

1. (transitive) to rock (move gently back and forth)
2. (transitive) to lull (to soothe a baby into sleep)
3. (intransitive,transitive) to accelerate (to cause to move faster)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ẽ.baˈla(ʁ)/

Etimologia

From em- + Late Latin ballāre (“to play, dance”). Compare Spanish bailar.