esmiuçar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from es- + Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, derived from Latin minūtus. Compare Galician esmiuzar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iz.miwˈsa(ʁ)/ [iz.miʊ̯ˈsa(h)], /ez.miwˈsa(ʁ)/ [ez.miʊ̯ˈsa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /iz.miwˈsa(ɾ)/ [iz.miʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)], /ez.miwˈsa(ɾ)/ [ez.miʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʒ.miwˈsa(ʁ)/ [iʒ.miʊ̯ˈsa(χ)], /eʒ.miwˈsa(ʁ)/ [eʒ.miʊ̯ˈsa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ez.miwˈsa(ɻ)/ [ez.miʊ̯ˈsa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.miwˈsaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.miwˈsa.ɾi/
Verb
esmiuçar (first-person singular present esmiúço, first-person singular preterite esmiucei, past participle esmiuçado)
- (transitive) to detail (to explain in detail)
- Synonyms: detalhar, minuciar, esquadrinhar
- (transitive) to chop finely or grind
Conjugation
Conjugation of esmiuçar (u becomes ú when stressed; c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.