remexer

Galician

Etymology

From re- + mexer (to move; mix), or from Latin remiscēre. Cognate with Portuguese remexer or Spanish remecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /remeˈʃeɾ/

Verb

remexer (first-person singular present remexo, first-person singular preterite remexín, past participle remexido)

  1. (transitive) to stir; to agitate
    Synonyms: anazar, bater, mesturar, mexer, remover
  2. (transitive) to jumble; to disturb
    Synonyms: mexer, revolver
  3. (transitive with en) to rummage (to hastily search for something in a confined packed space)
    Synonyms: fedellar, fochicar, fozar, mexer, revolver
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to investigate
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to move freely
    aquí non me remexo, con tanta cousa
    I can't move here, as it is so packed with things

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References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- + mexer (to move).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁe.me.ˈʃe(ʁ)/

Verb

remexer (first-person singular present indicative remexo, past participle remexido)

  1. (transitive) to stir; to agitate (to disturb the contents of)
    Remexa a garrafa até sair todo o gas.
    Stir the bottle until all the gas is gone.
  2. (transitive with em or with no preposition) to rummage (to search hastily and carelessly)
    Remexi a casa até encontrar o livro.
    I rummaged the house until I found the book.
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun or transitive with a part of the body, informal) to swing; to move; to shake (to dance in a lively manner)
    Remexa a tua bunda.
    Shake your butt.

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