praguejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From praga (curse) +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾa.ɡeˈʒa(ʁ)/ [pɾa.ɡeˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾa.ɡeˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾa.ɡeˈʒa(ʁ)/ [pɾa.ɡeˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾa.ɡeˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɐ.ɡɨˈʒaɾ/ [pɾɐ.ɣɨˈʒaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɐ.ɡɨˈʒa.ɾi/ [pɾɐ.ɣɨˈʒa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pra‧gue‧jar

Verb

praguejar (first-person singular present praguejo, first-person singular preterite praguejei, past participle praguejado)

  1. (intransitive) to curse (to place curses)
    Synonyms: amaldiçoar, maldiçoar, pragalhar, vociferar
  2. (Portugal) to cuss, to utter profanities
  3. (Brazil) to become infested with weeds

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