🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

forjado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: for-ha-do

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Forged/fɔrdʒd/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El herrero ha forjado una hermosa espada."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To shape metal by heating and hammering.

    "The blacksmith forged a beautiful sword from iron."
  2. 2

    To create a false version of something with the intent to deceive.

    "He forged his father's signature on the document."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'forged' originates from the Old French 'forger', which itself comes from the Latin 'fabrica', meaning 'a workshop'. The term evolved through Middle English, where it took on the meaning of shaping metal, and later extended to include the creation of false documents or identities.

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