descupinizar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ku.pi.niˈza(ʁ)/ [des.ku.pi.niˈza(h)], /d͡ʒis.ku.pi.niˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.ku.pi.niˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.ku.pi.niˈza(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.ku.pi.niˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.ku.pi.niˈza(ʁ)/ [deʃ.ku.pi.niˈza(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.ku.pi.niˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.ku.pi.niˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ku.pi.niˈza(ɻ)/
Verb
descupinizar (first-person singular present descupinizo, first-person singular preterite descupinizei, past participle descupinizado)
- (Brazil) to exterminate termites, typically using pest control methods
- Eles descupinizaram a casa. ― They exterminated the termites from the house.
Conjugation
Conjugation of descupinizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- descupinização
Further reading
- “descupinizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “descupinizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025