aformosear

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ formoso (beautiful) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.foʁ.mo.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.foɦ.mo.zeˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.foɾ.mo.zeˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.foʁ.mo.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.foʁ.mo.zeˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.foɻ.mo.zeˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fuɾ.muˈzjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fuɾ.muˈzja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧for‧mo‧se‧ar

Verb

aformosear (first-person singular present aformoseio, first-person singular preterite aformoseei, past participle aformoseado)

  1. (transitive) to embellish, to adorn
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:embelezar
  2. (pronominal) to beautify oneself, to adorn oneself
    aformosear-se
    to beautify oneself

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