unhar

Portuguese

FWOTD – 27 April 2013

Etymology

Unha (nail) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.ˈɲaɾ/

Verb

unhar (first-person singular present indicative unho, past participle unhado)

  1. to scratch with a nail or claw
    • 1997, Andrew Edney, Cláudia Penteado (translator), Como cuidar bem de seu gato, Nobel, page 36:
      Um gato não estará sendo maldoso quando unhar sua cadeira favorita — []
      A cat won’t be acting evilly when it scratches your favourite chair with his nails []

Conjugation

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