ferrar
- to horseshoe (to apply horseshoes to a horse or other hooved animal)
- (Brazil, slang) to screw (to beset with unfortunate circumstances)
- (archaic) to anchor (to cast a ship’s anchor)
Frequency
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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