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preñar

/pɾeˈɲaɾ/

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verb/pɾeˈɲaɾ/

to impregnate, make pregnant

Synonyms: embarazar, empreñar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin praegnāre (attested in Medieval Latin), back-formed from Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”), from earlier praegnās, formed from prae- (“before”) and the root of nāscor (“to be born”).