abranguer

• abranxar, abranxer

13th century. Unknown. Cognate of Portuguese abranger, probably from a substrate language,[1] maybe related to Latin branca (“paw”); in that case, ultimately from Celtic.

• IPA^(key): [aβɾaŋˈɡeɾ]

abranguer (first-person singular present abrango, first-person singular preterite abranguín, past participle abranguido)

1. to pick, reach, attain
   • 1853, Camilo Álvarez de Castro, [Carta a Rosalía de Castro]:

     vendo aí tantos homes de testa, capaces d'abranguer moito e ben, que puderan facer esculcas e recoller as cantigas i os contos de cada eido

     seeing so many intelligent, capable men who could attain a lot ably, who could make enquiries and recollect the songs and the tales of every place [of Galicia]

   • 1845, Francisco Añón, Recordos da infancia:

     E d’os castaños esgazando as pòlas;
     Abranguía aromáticos cencenos.

     And from the chestnut trees, tearing off the branches,
     she picked aromatic tassels.

   Synonyms: acadar, atanguer, atanxir

2. to embrace, span, contain

   Synonyms: abarcar, abrazar, cinguir

• Note: abrangu- are changed to abrang- before back vowels (a, o).

• “abranger” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “abranguer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “abranguer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abranguer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.