cevar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cibāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈva(ʁ)/ [seˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seˈva(ʁ)/ [seˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈva(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈbaɾ/ [sɨˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈva.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ce‧var

Verb

cevar (first-person singular present cevo, first-person singular preterite cevei, past participle cevado)

  1. (of animals, transitive) to fatten
  2. (of animals, transitive, reflexive) to feed
  3. (Rio Grande do Sul) to add hot water to the yerba mate; to prepare a maté
    Cevei um mateI prepared a maté

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