alçar

Meaning

  1. to lift; to raise
  2. to build; to erect a construction
  3. to raise one’s eyes

Pronounced as (IPA)
/awˈsa(ʁ)/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alçar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, derived from Latin altus (“high”). Compare Galician and Spanish alzar

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