flamejar

Catalan

Etymology

From flama +‎ -ejar.

Verb

flamejar (first-person singular present flamejo, first-person singular preterite flamegí, past participle flamejat)

  1. (intransitive) to blaze, to flare
    Synonyms: flamarejar, blandar
  2. (intransitive, figurative) (of a flag, etc.) to flutter
    Synonyms: flamar, onejar
  3. (transitive, cooking) to flambé

Derived terms

  • flameig
  • flamejant
  • flamejat

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From flama +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fla.meˈʒa(ʁ)/ [fla.meˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fla.meˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fla.meˈʒa(ʁ)/ [fla.meˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fla.meˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /flɐ.mɨˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /flɐ.mɨˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: fla‧me‧jar

Verb

flamejar (first-person singular present flamejo, first-person singular preterite flamejei, past participle flamejado)

  1. (intransitive) to burn in flames
    Synonyms: chamejar, queimar, arder
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to shine
    Synonyms: brilhar, resplandecer
  3. (cooking) to quickly pass through a flame after bathing in alcoholic liquid

Conjugation