perlavar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin perlavāre, from perlavō (to wash or bathe thoroughly), from Latin lavāre. Compare Romanian spăla.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.laˈva(ʁ)/ [peɦ.laˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.laˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.laˈva(ʁ)/ [peʁ.laˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻ.laˈva(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.lɐˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.lɐˈbaɾ/ [pɨɾ.lɐˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.lɐˈva.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: per‧la‧var

Verb

perlavar (first-person singular present perlavo, first-person singular preterite perlavei, past participle perlavado)

  1. to cleanse
  2. to purify

Conjugation