pestanejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From pestana +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pes.ta.neˈʒa(ʁ)/ [pes.ta.neˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pes.ta.neˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʃ.ta.neˈʒa(ʁ)/ [peʃ.ta.neˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pes.ta.neˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨʃ.tɐ.nɨˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pes‧ta‧ne‧jar

Verb

pestanejar (first-person singular present pestanejo, first-person singular preterite pestanejei, past participle pestanejado)

  1. (intransitive) to blink
    Synonym: (more common) piscar

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