esfaquear

Portuguese

Etymology

From es- +‎ faca (knife) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.fa.keˈa(ʁ)/ [is.fa.keˈa(h)], /es.fa.keˈa(ʁ)/ [es.fa.keˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.fa.keˈa(ɾ)/, /es.fa.keˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.fa.keˈa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.fa.keˈa(χ)], /eʃ.fa.keˈa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.fa.keˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.fa.keˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɐˈkjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɐˈkja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧fa‧que‧ar

Verb

esfaquear (first-person singular present esfaqueio, first-person singular preterite esfaqueei, past participle esfaqueado)

  1. to stab
    Synonym: (Portugal, colloquial) chinar

Conjugation