raiar

Meaning

  1. to light up; to illuminate; to shine
  2. (intransitive) to dawn; to break the day

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/raˈjaɾ/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rayar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from raio (“ray”) + -ar, perhaps corresponding to Latin radiō, radiāre, and thus a doublet of radiar. Compare Spanish rayar, Italian raggiare.

Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
rayar

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