ablaqueo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ab- (from, away from) +‎ laqueō (noose, entangle, ensnare).

Pronunciation

Verb

ablaqueō (present infinitive ablaqueāre, perfect active ablaqueāvī, supine ablaqueātum); first conjugation

  1. to turn up or loosen the soil around a tree (to form a trench for water)—ablaqueate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: ablaqueate
  • Portuguese: ablaquear

References

  • ablaqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ablaqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.