fallir

  1. (archaic) to err
  2. (Venezuela, intransitive) to fail, to go bankrupt

Hyphenated as
fa‧llir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/faˈʝiɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish fallir, inherited from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere. With irregular preservation of /f-/.

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