furar

Etymology

fura +‎ -ar

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, past participle furat)

1. to ferret

Etymology

13th century. From Vulgar Latin *furare (“to pierce”), from Latin forāre (“to pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furei, past participle furado)

1. to bore; to pierce

   A verdade fura as paredes

   The truth pierce the walls

   (proverb)

2. (figuratively, sports) to shoot a ball with excessive force
3. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of tallar
4. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of tallar

References

• “furar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “furar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “furar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “furar” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “furar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Latin forāre, infinitive of forō.

Verb

furar (first-person singular present indicative furo, past participle furado)

1. to pierce, puncture, make a hole in
2. to break in line, break a strike
3. to fall into a hole