sapecar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi sapeka (to singe (something)). (Unrelated to the adjective sapeca.)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.peˈka(ʁ)/ [sa.peˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sa.peˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sa.peˈka(ʁ)/ [sa.peˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.peˈka(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧pe‧car

Verb

sapecar (first-person singular present sapeco, first-person singular preterite sapequei, past participle sapecado)

  1. (Brazil) to scorch; to sear; to parch

Conjugation

References

  • 1976; Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa; São Paulo: Encyclopaedia Britannica do Brasil Publicações Ltda.
  • Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida; 2013; Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: Global.
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