abrazar

  1. (transitive) to hug, to embrace (a person, an animal)
  2. (transitive) to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life)
  3. (reciprocal) to hug, to embrace, to cuddle, to hold (each other, one another)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
a‧bra‧zar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/abɾaˈθaɾ/
Etymology

In summary

From a- + brazo (“arm”) + -ar. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre, from Latin ad- + bracchium + -o.

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