luxar

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Likely an alteration of lixar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈʃaɾ/

Verb

luxar

  1. (intransitive) to sully, to dirty, especially oneself.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Galician: luxar
  • Portuguese: luchar, luxar

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin luxāre. By surface analysis, luxo (luxury) +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /luˈʃa(ʁ)/ [luˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /luˈʃa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /luˈʃa(ʁ)/ [luˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /luˈʃa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /luˈʃaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /luˈʃa.ɾi/

Verb

luxar (first-person singular present luxo, first-person singular preterite luxei, past participle luxado)

  1. to display, flaunt luxury
    Synonyms: pompear, esbanjar
  2. to dress elegantly, luxuriously
  3. (medicine) to dislocate
    Synonym: deslocar
  4. (Brazil, colloquial) to falsely deny or refuse something in order to appear polite
    Synonym: fazer cerimônia

Conjugation

See also

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin luxāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luɡˈsaɾ/ [luɣ̞ˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: lu‧xar

Verb

luxar (first-person singular present luxo, first-person singular preterite luxé, past participle luxado)

  1. to dislocate

Conjugation

Further reading