tosar

See also: Tosar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈza(ʁ)/ [toˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toˈza(ʁ)/ [toˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuˈza.ɾi/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese tosar, from Vulgar Latin *tōnsāre, frequentative verb of Latin tondeō, through its past participle, tōnsus. Compare Italian tosare.

Verb

tosar (first-person singular present toso, first-person singular preterite tosei, past participle tosado)

  1. to shear (to remove the fleece from a sheep)
    Synonyms: tosquiar, (regional) esquilar
  2. to crop (to cut hair short)
  3. to trim or cut a pet's hair (as part of pet grooming)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese tosar, from Vulgar Latin *tūnsāre, frequentative verb of Latin tundō, through its past participle, tūnsus.

Verb

tosar (first-person singular present toso, first-person singular preterite tosei, past participle tosado)

  1. to beat up
    Synonyms: espancar, sovar, surrar
Conjugation

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