retalhar

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly via Provençal retalhar or influenced by its spelling; both are ultimately from Late Latin retaliātus, from retaliāre, from re- + taliō (to cut, to prune).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.taˈʎa(ʁ)/ [he.taˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.taˈʎa(ɾ)/ [he.taˈʎa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.taˈʎa(ʁ)/ [χe.taˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.taˈʎa(ɻ)/ [he.taˈʎa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tɐˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tɐˈʎa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: re‧ta‧lhar

Verb

retalhar (first-person singular present retalho, first-person singular preterite retalhei, past participle retalhado)

  1. to shred
  2. to furrow

Conjugation