alijar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French alléger, from Latin alleviāre.[1][2] Doublet of aliviar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.liˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.liˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧jar

Verb

alijar (first-person singular present alijo, first-person singular preterite alijei, past participle alijado)

  1. (nautical) to jettison
  2. to relief, lighten
    Synonym: aliviar

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ alijar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ alijar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French alejer (whence French alléger), from Latin alleviāre. Doublet of aliviar. First attested c. 1492.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aliˈxaɾ/ [a.liˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧jar

Verb

alijar (first-person singular present alijo, first-person singular preterite alijé, past participle alijado)

  1. to lighten
  2. (nautical) to unload
  3. to smuggle onto the shore

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading