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abrigar

/abɾiˈɡaɾ/

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verb/abɾiˈɡaɾ/

to bundle up, to keep someone warm; to be warm (as a result of clothing); to shelter, to protect; to bundle oneself up

Estas mantas abrigan mucho.These blankets are very warm.

Synonyms: resguardar

From Late Latin apricāre, from Latin aprīcārī (“warm in the sun”), from aprīcus (“sunny”) Compare Portuguese abrigar, Catalan abrigar, English apricate, French abrier. Alternatively, from Late Latin *abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *biwrīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, *werg'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”). Cognate with Old High German birīhan (“to cover”), Old English bewr