amalucar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ maluco +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ma.luˈka(ʁ)/ [a.ma.luˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ma.luˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ma.luˈka(ʁ)/ [a.ma.luˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ma.luˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐ.luˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐ.luˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧lu‧car

Verb

amalucar (first-person singular present amaluco, first-person singular preterite amaluquei, past participle amalucado)

  1. (transitive) to make somebody crazy
  2. (intransitive, pronominal) to go crazy
    Synonym: endoidecer

Conjugation

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