atravancar

Portuguese

Etymology

a- + travanca (from trave (beam)) + -ar

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.tɾa.vɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.tɾa.vɐ̃ˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.tɾa.vɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.tɾa.vɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.tɾa.vɐ̃ˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.tɾa.vɐ̃ˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tɾɐ.vɐ̃ˈkaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈkaɾ/ [ɐ.tɾɐ.βɐ̃ˈkaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tɾɐ.vɐ̃ˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧tra‧van‧car

Verb

atravancar (first-person singular present atravanco, first-person singular preterite atravanquei, past participle atravancado)

  1. to clutter
  2. to obstruct, block, chock
  3. to embarrass

Conjugation