ferrar

  1. to horseshoe (to apply horseshoes to a horse or other hooved animal)
  2. (Brazil, slang) to screw (to beset with unfortunate circumstances)
  3. (archaic) to anchor (to cast a ship’s anchor)

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/feˈʁa(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

From ferro (“iron”) + -ar, or from a Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (“iron”). Compare Spanish herrar, Catalan ferrar, French ferrer, Italian ferrare.

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