empoleirar

From en- (“on”) +‎ poleiro (“perch”).

• IPA^(key): /empolejˈɾaɾ/

empoleirar (first-person singular present empoleiro, first-person singular preterite empoleirei, past participle empoleirado)

1. (transitive) to place on a high place

   Synonyms: colgar, pousar, subir

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to climb

   Synonyms: gabear, rubir

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to boast, to swagger

   Synonym: afoutar

• poleiro

• “empoleirar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “empoleirar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “empoleirar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

empoleirar (first-person singular present empoleiro, first-person singular preterite empoleirei, past participle empoleirado)

1. (transitive) to perch (to place something on a perch)
2. (reflexive) to perch (to rest on a perch, to roost)