cornuar-se

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From cor (heart) +‎ nuar-se (choke up).

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cornuar-se (first-person singular present em cornuo, first-person singular preterite em cornuí, past participle cornuat)

  1. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke up, to become verklempt
    • 1961, Antoni Cayrol, Contalles de Cerdanya:
      Oint tals paraules, l'home del porc es cornua i es posa a plorar.
      Hearing those words, the swineherd choked up and began to cry.

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