Polyglot Dictionary

roer

/xoˈeɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
roo
preterite (eu)
roí
past participle
roído

Meaning

  1. to gnaw

    • O rato roeu o queijo.

      The mouse gnawed the cheese.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

nagen

nagen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to gnaw."

Spanish

roer

roer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to gnaw."

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