vergastar

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vergastar

/vɨɾ.ɡɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

(Morfologia) vergasta + -ar

verb vergastando · vergastado · vergasto · vergastas · vergasta · vergastamos

açoitar, chicotear Clifford, rodou sobre os tacões, sahiu, bufando, entalando mais debaixo do braço o chicote — que tremia na ponta como avido de vergastar alguem.

In English

cane to beat with a cane
switch to hit with a switch (rod)

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"vergastar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/vergastar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vergastar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/vergastar

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"vergastar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/vergastar.

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@misc{vergastar_2026,
  title = {vergastar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/vergastar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}