pirocar

Portuguese

Etymology

From piroca (bald) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾoˈka(ʁ)/ [pi.ɾoˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pi.ɾoˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pi.ɾoˈka(ʁ)/ [pi.ɾoˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾoˈka(ɻ)/

Verb

pirocar (first-person singular present piroco, first-person singular preterite piroquei, past participle pirocado)

  1. (Brazil, slang, transitive) to peel, to skin, to hull
  2. (Brazil, slang, intransitive) to balden
    Synonym: encalvecer

Conjugation

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