caquinar
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cachinnāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.kiˈna(ʁ)/ [ka.kiˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.kiˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.kiˈna(ʁ)/ [ka.kiˈna(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.kiˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.kiˈnaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.kiˈna.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: ca‧qui‧nar
Verb
caquinar (first-person singular present caquino, first-person singular preterite caquinei, past participle caquinado)
- (transitive, intransitive) to snicker (to emit a snicker)
- (intransitive) to laugh ironically
Conjugation
Conjugation of caquinar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.