girar
Meaning
- to turn, pivot
- to spin, rotate, revolve, twirl, gyrate
Frequency
Hyphenated as
gi‧rar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/xiˈɾaɾ/
Etymology
From Latin gȳrāre, from Latin gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros). Doublet of yirar. Compare with French gyrer, Galician xirar, Portuguese girar, Italian girare. Compare also English gyrate, English gyro.
Cognate with French
gyrer
Cognate with Galician
xirar
Cognate with Portuguese
girar
Cognate with English
gyrate
Cognate with English
gyro
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