emporcalhar

Portuguese

Etymology

Cognate with Galician emporcallar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poʁ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.poh.kaˈʎa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poʁ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poh.kaˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poɾ.kaˈʎa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poɾ.kaˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poʁ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.poχ.kaˈʎa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poʁ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poχ.kaˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poɻ.kaˈʎa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poɻ.kaˈʎa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.puɾ.kɐˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.puɾ.kɐˈʎa.ɾi/

Verb

emporcalhar (first-person singular present emporcalho, first-person singular preterite emporcalhei, past participle emporcalhado)

  1. (transitive and intransitive, reflexive) to dirty
    Synonyms: sujar, (Brazil) imundar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • emporcalhamento

Further reading