ambrar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [ɐ̃ˈbɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [ɐ̃ˈbɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈbɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: am‧brar

Etymology 1

From ambrear +‎ -ar.

Verb

ambrar (first-person singular present ambro, first-person singular preterite ambrei, past participle ambrado)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of ambrear
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin ambulāre. Doublet of ambular and andar.

Verb

ambrar (first-person singular present ambro, first-person singular preterite ambrei, past participle ambrado)

  1. (intransitive) to sway one's hips (to move one's hips provocatively)
Conjugation

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