bocejar
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *buccidiāre, formed from bucca (“mouth”), thus related to modern boca (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ [bo.seˈʒa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bo.seˈʒa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bo.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ [bo.seˈʒa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.seˈʒa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.sɨˈʒaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.sɨˈʒa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: bo‧ce‧jar
Verb
bocejar (first-person singular present bocejo, first-person singular preterite bocejei, past participle bocejado)
- yawn (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bocejar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.