humectar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin humectare.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.mɛˈktaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /u.mɛˈkta.ɾi/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: u‧mec‧tar

Verb

humectar (first-person singular present humecto, first-person singular preterite humectei, past participle humectado) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (higher register, transitive) synonym of humedecer

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin humectāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /umeɡˈtaɾ/ [u.meɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: hu‧mec‧tar

Verb

humectar (first-person singular present humecto, first-person singular preterite humecté, past participle humectado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to dampen
    Synonym: humedecer

Conjugation

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