dedurar

Portuguese

Etymology

Haplology of earlier dedodurar, ultimately from dedo-duro +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.duˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.duˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.duˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.duˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.duˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.duˈɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.duˈɾaɾ/ [dɨ.ðuˈɾaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.duˈɾa.ɾi/ [dɨ.ðuˈɾa.ɾi]

Verb

dedurar (first-person singular present deduro, first-person singular preterite dedurei, past participle dedurado)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) to grass; to snitch (to inform on)
    Synonyms: delatar, alcaguetar, caguetar

Conjugation