furar

Meaning

  1. to pierce, puncture, make a hole in
  2. (Brazil, idiomatic) to cut in line, break a strike
  3. to fall into a hole
  4. (Brazil, idiomatic) to stand (someone) up (to miss an appointment or date without prior notification)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fuˈɾa(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin forāre. Compare Italian forare and French forer.

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