# abrasar
## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* abrasir

### Etymology

From a- +‎ brasa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ə.βɾəˈza]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ə.bɾəˈza]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.bɾaˈzaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasí, past participle abrasat)
* (transitive) to burn up, to sear
* (pronominal) to burn up
    abrasar-se d’amor ― to burn with love

#### Derived terms

* abrasador
* abrasament
* abrasant

#### Related terms

* abrusar

### Further reading

* “abrasar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

By surface analysis, a- +‎ brasa (“embers”) +‎ -ar. From Old Galician-Portuguese abrasar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aβɾaˈsaɾ]

### Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasei, past participle abrasado)
* (transitive) to burn
    Synonym: queimar
** 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 626:Et por nihũa maneyra nõ querem leyxar esta çidade ata que aiã tomada et abrasada et destroýda et maltreyta, et justiça de nós feyta a seu prazer.And in no way will they release this city until they have it, conquered and burnt and destroyed and battered, and they make their justice on us as they please
* (transitive) to parch
    Synonym: torrar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abrasar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abras”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abrasar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abrasar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “abrasar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abrasar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ladino
### Etymology

Compare Spanish abrazar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abraˈsar/

### Verb

abrasar (Latin spelling)
* to embrace

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abrasar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ brasa (“ember”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.bɾaˈza(ʁ)/ [a.bɾaˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.bɾaˈza(ʁ)/ [a.bɾaˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.bɾaˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.bɾaˈza(ʁ)/ [a.bɾaˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.bɾaˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bɾɐˈzaɾ/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈzaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bɾɐˈzaɾ/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈzaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bɾɐˈza.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈza.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: a‧bra‧sar

### Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasei, past participle abrasado)
* (transitive) to burn
* (transitive) to parch

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### Further reading

* “abrasar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “abrasar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “abrasar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “abrasar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “abrasar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “abrasar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From brasa (“hot coals”), of unknown etymology.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abɾaˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾaˈsaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧bra‧sar
* Homophone: (Latin America) abrazar

### Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasé, past participle abrasado)
* (transitive) to burn
    Synonym: quemar
* (transitive) to parch
* (transitive) to squander or waste money
    Synonym: malbaratar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* abrasador
* abrasamiento

#### Related terms

* abrasante

### Further reading

* “abrasar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10