curvetear

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuʁ.ve.teˈa(ʁ)/ [kuɦ.ve.teˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kuɾ.ve.teˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kuʁ.ve.teˈa(ʁ)/ [kuʁ.ve.teˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuɻ.ve.teˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.vɨˈtjaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.bɨˈtjaɾ/ [kuɾ.βɨˈtjaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.vɨˈtja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cur‧ve‧te‧ar

Verb

curvetear (first-person singular present curveteio, first-person singular preterite curveteei, past participle curveteado)

  1. (of a quadruped, especially a horse) to stand on one’s hind legs
  2. to move about making small curves

Conjugation