canetar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.neˈta(ʁ)/ [ka.neˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.neˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.neˈta(ʁ)/ [ka.neˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.neˈta(ɻ)/
Verb
canetar (first-person singular present caneto, first-person singular preterite canetei, past participle canetado)
- (Brazil, informal) to perform bureaucratic tasks (such as authenticating or sanctioning something) by means of a signature
- (Brazil, informal) to underline with a pen
- (Brazil, slang) to fine (to issue a fine as punishment)
- (Brazil, slang, regional) to report, to snitch
Conjugation
Conjugation of canetar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “canetar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “canetar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025