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to daub

verbcoloquial/ɐ.pĩ.tɐ.ˈʎaɾ/low

a·pin·ta·lhar

Definition

To daub with various colours, to stain with colours; to paint in a crude or showy way.
The children daubed the sheet with all the coloured pencils.
The wall was daubed with graffiti.

Etymology

Do prefixo 'a-' + 'pintalho' (mancha de cor) + '-ar'.

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