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to become a sailor

verbregional/ɐmɐɾuˈʒaɾ/rare

a·ma·ru·jar

Definition

To become a sailor; to acquire the habits or characteristics of a seaman.
After months at sea, the boy began to become a sailor.
Life on board eventually turned the novices into sailors.

Etymology

Derivação de 'marujo' (do italiano 'marinaio') + sufixo verbal '-ar'.

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