enxotar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From en- +‎ (shoo) +‎ -t- +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃoˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ʃoˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃoˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ʃoˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃoˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃoˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃoˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ʃoˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃoˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ʃoˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃoˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃoˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧xo‧tar

Verb

enxotar (first-person singular present enxoto, first-person singular preterite enxotei, past participle enxotado)

  1. (transitive) to shoo (to induce someone to leave)

Conjugation