borrifar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- vorrifar (obsolete)
Etymology
Alteration of borriçar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ʁ)/ [bo.hiˈfa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ɾ)/ [bo.hiˈfa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ʁ)/ [bo.χiˈfa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.ʁiˈfa(ɻ)/ [bo.hiˈfa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.ʁiˈfaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.ʁiˈfa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: bor‧ri‧far
Verb
borrifar (first-person singular present borrifo, first-person singular preterite borrifei, past participle borrifado)
- to spray
- (impersonal) to sprinkle, drizzle
- (Portugal, informal, reflexive) to not care
- Synonym: marimbar
Conjugation
Conjugation of borrifar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.