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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mergullar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *merguliāre, from Latin mergulus, diminutive of mergus (diver; loon), from mergō (I dive, I plunge). Cognate with Portuguese mergulhar; compare also Spanish somorgujar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mergullar (first-person singular present mergullo, first-person singular preterite mergullei, past participle mergullado)

  1. (transitive) to submerge
    Synonym: somerxer
  2. (reflexive) to dive
    Synonym: somerxerse

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