amestrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ mestre +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.mesˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [a.mesˈtɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.mesˈtɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.meʃˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [a.meʃˈtɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.mesˈtɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɛʃˈtɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɛʃˈtɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧mes‧trar

Verb

amestrar (first-person singular present amestro, first-person singular preterite amestrei, past participle amestrado)

  1. to instruct as a master
    Synonym: instruir
  2. to train or tame an animal
    Synonym: adestrar

Conjugation