mollar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to wet; to moisten
2. (pronominal) to get wet (to come into contact with water)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/moˈʎaɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: molhar

Cognate with Spanish: mojar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese mollar (13th century), from Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“soak”), a verb based on Latin mollis (“soft”). Compare Portuguese molhar, Spanish mojar.