rastejar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rasto +‎ -ejar, variant of rastro (track), from Latin rāstrum (rake; hoe; mattock).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁas.teˈʒa(ʁ)/ [has.teˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁas.teˈʒa(ɾ)/ [has.teˈʒa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁaʃ.teˈʒa(ʁ)/ [χaʃ.teˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁas.teˈʒa(ɻ)/ [has.teˈʒa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐʃ.tɨˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐʃ.tɨˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ras‧te‧jar

Verb

rastejar (first-person singular present rastejo, first-person singular preterite rastejei, past participle rastejado)

  1. to crawl, to creep (move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground)
    Synonym: arrastar-se
  2. to track (follow the tracks of)

Conjugation