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)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to snicker (to emit a snicker)
  2. (intransitive) to laugh ironically

Conjugation

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