caiar

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caiar

/kaj.ˈaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do infinitivo latino caleare.

verb caiando · caiado · caio · caias · caia · caiamos

pintar com cal diluída em água, só ou misturada com cola e/ou tinta Caiar uma parede.
branquear (a pele) com cosméticos: Caiar a cara. Caiar o rosto de pó-de-arroz.
encobrir, disfarçar, mascarar

In English

whitewash (transitive) to paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash;
lime to treat with lime

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@misc{caiar_2026,
  title = {caiar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/caiar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}