açacalar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic صِقَال (ṣiqāl), from صَقَلَ (ṣaqala). Cognate with Spanish acicalar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sa.kaˈla(ʁ)/ [a.sa.kaˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.sa.kaˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.sa.kaˈla(ʁ)/ [a.sa.kaˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sa.kaˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɐ.kɐˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɐ.kɐˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ça‧ca‧lar

Verb

açacalar (first-person singular present açacalo, first-person singular preterite açacalei, past participle açacalado)

  1. to polish; to burnish

Conjugation