zumbir

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

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

  • Homophone: zumbi (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: zum‧bir

Verb

zumbir (first-person singular present zumbo, first-person singular preterite zumbi, past participle zumbido)

  1. (intransitive) to buzz (to make a low, humming or sibilant sound)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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