alvejar
Meaning
- (intransitive) to bleach; to whiten
- (transitive) to aim at
- (transitive) to shoot; to hit
Frequency
Hyphenated as
al‧ve‧jar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aw.veˈʒa(ʁ)/
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *albizāre. Senses 2 and 3 developed later. Derivable from alvo (“white; target”) + -ejar (verb-forming suffix).
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