lagartear
Portuguese
Etymology
From lagarto (“lizard”) + -ear.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.ɡaʁ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [la.ɡah.teˈa(h)], /la.ɡaʁ.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [la.ɡah.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /la.ɡaʁˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [la.ɡahˈt͡ʃja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /la.ɡaɾ.teˈa(ɾ)/, /la.ɡaɾ.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [la.ɡaɾ.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /la.ɡaɾˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /la.ɡaʁ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [la.ɡaχ.teˈa(χ)], /la.ɡaʁ.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [la.ɡaχ.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /la.ɡaʁˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [la.ɡaχˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.ɡaɻ.teˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.ɡɐɾˈtjaɾ/ [lɐ.ɣɐɾˈtjaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.ɡɐɾˈtja.ɾi/ [lɐ.ɣɐɾˈtja.ɾi]
Verb
lagartear (first-person singular present lagarteio, first-person singular preterite lagarteei, past participle lagarteado)
- (intransitive) to bask (to sprawl and rest in a sunny spot)
- O gato estava lagarteando na pedra.
- The cat was basking on the rock.
- (intransitive) to crack in a zigzag pattern
- O chão seco lagarteou.
- The dry ground cracked in a zigzag pattern.
Conjugation
Conjugation of lagartear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laɡaɾteˈaɾ/ [la.ɣ̞aɾ.t̪eˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: la‧gar‧te‧ar
Verb
lagartear (first-person singular present lagarteo, first-person singular preterite lagarteé, past participle lagarteado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of lagartear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Further reading
- “lagartear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010