papaguear

Portuguese

Etymology

From papagaio (parrot) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.pa.ɡeˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.pa.ɡeˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pa.pa.ɡeˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pa.pa.ɡeˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.pa.ɡeˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.pa.ɡeˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.pɐˈɡjaɾ/ [pɐ.pɐˈɣjaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.pɐˈɡja.ɾi/ [pɐ.pɐˈɣja.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧gue‧ar

Verb

papaguear (first-person singular present papagueio, first-person singular preterite papagueei, past participle papagueado)

  1. (transitive) to parrot (to repeat exactly without showing understanding)

Conjugation

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