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Meaning of panyar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To seize and hold (a person) until the repayment of a debt or resolution of a dispute, common along the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

historical, transitive

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

panyarred panyarring panyars pao toh pap papalised

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