agachar

Meaning

1. (intransitive,pronominal) to crouch; to squat
2. (intransitive,pronominal) to bend down; to duck
3. (figuratively,intransitive,pronominal) to surrender
4. (transitive) to hide
5. (South-Brazil,pronominal) to suddenly start an action

Hyphenated as

a‧ga‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.ɡaˈʃa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Galician and Spanish agachar. Suggested derivations include:
* From Spanish agachar.
* Alteration of acachar, from cachar (“to conceal”), from Latin coactāre