guanyar

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier Old Catalan guadanyar, guasanyar, guaanyar, from a variant of Old Occitan gazanhar, gaaigniar, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniō, *wadaniāre of Germanic origin, from Frankish *waithanjan (get food), from Proto-Germanic *waiþanjaną. Cognate with Occitan ganhar, French gagner, Italian guadagnare; cf. also Spanish ganar.

Pronunciation

Verb

guanyar (first-person singular present guanyo, past participle guanyat)

  1. (transitive) to win (gain a prize by succeeding)
  2. (intransitive) to win (achieve victory)
  3. (transitive) to earn (receive payment for work)

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