bostejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From bosta +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bos.teˈʒa(ʁ)/ [bos.teˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bos.teˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boʃ.teˈʒa(ʁ)/ [boʃ.teˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bos.teˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /buʃ.tɨˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /buʃ.tɨˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: bos‧te‧jar

Verb

bostejar (first-person singular present bostejo, first-person singular preterite bostejei, past participle bostejado)

  1. (Brazil, humorous, derogatory, vulgar) to talk or write nonsense

Conjugation

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