costurar

Portuguese

Etymology

From costura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kos.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [kos.tuˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kos.tuˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʃ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [koʃ.tuˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kos.tuˈɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuʃ.tuˈɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuʃ.tuˈɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cos‧tu‧rar

Verb

costurar (first-person singular present costuro, first-person singular preterite costurei, past participle costurado)

  1. to sew; to stitch (use a needle to pass thread through pieces of fabric)
    Synonym: coser
  2. to weave (to make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side)

Conjugation

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