palrar

Portuguese

Etymology

Metathesis of parlar, from Provençal parlar

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pawˈʁa(ʁ)/ [paʊ̯ˈha(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pawˈʁa(ɾ)/ [paʊ̯ˈha(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pawˈʁa(ʁ)/ [paʊ̯ˈχa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pawˈʁa(ɻ)/ [paʊ̯ˈha(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /palˈʁaɾ/ [paɫˈʁaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /palˈʁa.ɾi/ [paɫˈʁa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pal‧rar

Verb

palrar (first-person singular present palro, first-person singular preterite palrei, past participle palrado)

  1. to waffle (to speak or write at length without any clear point or aim)

Conjugation