alcaguetar

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From alcaguete +‎ -ar. Cognate with Spanish alcahuetear.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ka.ɡeˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡeˈta(h)], /aw.ka.ɡweˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡweˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.ka.ɡeˈta(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡeˈta(ɾ)], /aw.ka.ɡweˈta(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡweˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.ka.ɡeˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡeˈta(χ)], /aw.ka.ɡweˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡweˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ka.ɡeˈta(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡeˈta(ɻ)], /aw.ka.ɡweˈta(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɡweˈta(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐ.ɡɨˈtaɾ/ [aɫ.kɐ.ɣɨˈtaɾ], /al.kɐ.ɡwɨˈtaɾ/ [aɫ.kɐ.ɣwɨˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐ.ɡɨˈta.ɾi/ [aɫ.kɐ.ɣɨˈta.ɾi], /al.kɐ.ɡwɨˈta.ɾi/ [aɫ.kɐ.ɣwɨˈta.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ca‧gue‧tar

Verb

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alcaguetar (first-person singular present alcagueto, first-person singular preterite alcaguetei, past participle alcaguetado)

  1. (Brazil, transitive or intransitive, colloquial) to grass; to snitch
    Synonyms: delatar, dedurar

Conjugation

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