esfomear

Portuguese

Etymology

From es- +‎ fome +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.fo.meˈa(ʁ)/ [is.fo.meˈa(h)], /es.fo.meˈa(ʁ)/ [es.fo.meˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.fo.meˈa(ɾ)/, /es.fo.meˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.fo.meˈa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.fo.meˈa(χ)], /eʃ.fo.meˈa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.fo.meˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.fo.meˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɔˈmjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɔˈmja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧fo‧me‧ar

Verb

esfomear (first-person singular present esfomeio, first-person singular preterite esfomeei, past participle esfomeado)

  1. (transitive) to starve (to deprive of food)

Conjugation