gaguejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From gago (stutterer) +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.ɡeˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ɡa.ɡeˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡa.ɡeˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡa.ɡeˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ɡa.ɡeˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.ɡeˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.ɡɨˈʒaɾ/ [ɡɐ.ɣɨˈʒaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.ɡɨˈʒa.ɾi/ [ɡɐ.ɣɨˈʒa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧gue‧jar

Verb

gaguejar (first-person singular present gaguejo, first-person singular preterite gaguejei, past participle gaguejado)

  1. (intransitive) to stutter, to stammer

Conjugation