Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. [1] Compare Portuguese agachar and Spanish agachar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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agochar (first-person singular present agocho, first-person singular preterite agochei, past participle agochado)

  1. to bend down, crouch
  2. to bow
  3. (figuratively) to abase
    Synonym: abaixar
  4. to cover, wrap up (with clothes)
    Synonyms: abrigar, arroupar
  5. to cover, shelter
    Synonyms: abrigar, agarimar
  6. to hide
    Synonyms: esconder, ocultar
  7. (of hens) to cover the chicks with the wings

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “agachar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos