aformosentar

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: a‧for‧mo‧sen‧tar

Verb

aformosentar (first-person singular present aformosento, first-person singular preterite aformosentei, past participle aformosentado)

  1. (transitive) to embellish, to adorn
    Synonyms: aformosear, formosentar, adornar, enfeitar, alindar

Conjugation

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