farfalhar

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faʁ.faˈʎa(ʁ)/ [fah.faˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /faɾ.faˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /faʁ.faˈʎa(ʁ)/ [faχ.faˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faɻ.faˈʎa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐɾ.fɐˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐɾ.fɐˈʎa.ɾi/

Verb

farfalhar (first-person singular present farfalho, first-person singular preterite farfalhei, past participle farfalhado)

  1. to rustle (to move with a soft crackling sound, as leaves in the wind)
  2. (figurative) to speak excessively
    Synonyms: bacharelar, palavrear, palrar, tagarelar

Conjugation