cutucar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Tupi kutuk (to pierce).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.tuˈka(ʁ)/ [ku.tuˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ku.tuˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ku.tuˈka(ʁ)/ [ku.tuˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.tuˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.tuˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.tuˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cu‧tu‧car

Verb

cutucar (first-person singular present cutuco, first-person singular preterite cutuquei, past participle cutucado)

  1. (Brazilian) to poke (to jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick)
  2. (Brazilian, informal) to poke, to notify (to call the attention of someone, through the internet)

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cutucar.

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