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Where does “açacalar” come from?

açacalar (Portuguese) comes from Arabic صِقَال, from Arabic صَقَلَ.

açacalar (Portuguese): to polish; to burnish

Definitions

  1. to polish; to burnish

Ancestry of “açacalar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِقَال—
2Arabicصَقَلَ—
Every word from Arabic صَقَلَ →