borrifar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • vorrifar (obsolete)

Etymology

Alteration of borriçar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ʁ)/ [bo.hiˈfa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ɾ)/ [bo.hiˈfa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ʁ)/ [bo.χiˈfa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ɻ)/ [bo.hiˈfa(ɻ)]

  • Hyphenation: bor‧ri‧far

Verb

borrifar (first-person singular present borrifo, first-person singular preterite borrifei, past participle borrifado)

  1. to spray
  2. (impersonal) to sprinkle, drizzle
    Synonyms: chuviscar, garoar, borriçar, borraçar
  3. (Portugal, informal, reflexive) to not care
    Synonym: marimbar

Conjugation

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