puxar

Meaning

  1. to push (with movement)
  2. to pull
  3. to drive, force, impel
  4. (archaic) to throw

Pronounced as (IPA)
[puˈʃaɾ]
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese puxar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin pulsāre, present active infinitive of pulsō (“I push”), frequentative of pellō (“I drive, I strike”). Cognate with Portuguese puxar, Asturian puxar, Spanish pujar and English push.

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