empurrar

Significat

1. (transitive) to push (apply a force to (an object) so that it moves away)
2. (transitive) to push (e.g. a button)
3. (transitive) to sell a product that is overpriced and/or of low quality, especially with malice
4. (transitive) to wash down (to drink liquid to help to swallow food or a pill)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ẽ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/

Etimologia

Borrowed from Spanish empujar (“to push”), from Late Latin impulsāre, frequentative of Latin impellere (“to push”). Doublet of impulsar and empuxar.