amarelar

Portuguese

Etymology

From amarelo (yellow) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧re‧lar

Verb

amarelar (first-person singular present amarelo, first-person singular preterite amarelei, past participle amarelado)

  1. (transitive) yellow (to become yellow or more yellow)
  2. (intransitive) yellow (to cause to become yellow or more yellow)
  3. (slang) chicken out (shy away from a daring task)
    Synonym: acovardar-se

Conjugation