enfiar

Attested since the 13th century. From en +‎ fío (“thread”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): [eɱfiˈaɾ]

enfiar (first-person singular present enfío, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)
enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole)

   Synonym: enliñar

2. (transitive) to string (pearls, beads, etc.)

   Synonym: ensartar

3. (intransitive) to go straight down (a path)
4. (intransitive) to head for

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “enfiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “enfi”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enfiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “enfiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enfiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From en- +‎ fio (“thread”) +‎ -ar, from Old Galician-Portuguese fio, from Latin fīlum (“thread”).

enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)

1. to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole)
2. to stick (to place)

   Synonyms: meter, colocar

   Antonyms: tirar, retirar, remover, extrair