acirrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese asiirar, or by metathesis from arriçar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.siˈʁa(ʁ)/ [a.siˈha(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.siˈʁa(ɾ)/ [a.siˈha(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.siˈʁa(ʁ)/ [a.siˈχa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.siˈʁa(ɻ)/ [a.siˈha(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.siˈʁaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.siˈʁa.ɾi/

Verb

acirrar (first-person singular present acirro, first-person singular preterite acirrei, past participle acirrado)

  1. (transitive) to irritate
  2. (transitive) to incite
  3. (transitive) to intensify

Conjugation