virar

Meaning

  1. to veer
  2. to tack

Concepts

turn

veer

put about

tone

turn around

Frequency

33k
Hyphenated as
vi‧rar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/biˈɾaɾ/
Etymology

Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin root *virāre, of uncertain origin: possibly of Celtic; (compare Welsh gwyro) or possibly a variation of Latin vibrāre or gȳrāre. See also French virer, Italian virare.

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