apalpar
Meaning
- (intransitive) to touch, to feel (transitive: to sense by touch)
- to grope (to search by feeling)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/apalˈpaɾ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese palpar, borrowed from Latin palpāre (“to touch softly”). Cognate with Portuguese apalpar, Spanish palpar. Doublet of poupar, which was inherited.
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