vergastar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /veʁ.ɡasˈta(ʁ)/ [veɦ.ɡasˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /veɾ.ɡasˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʁ.ɡaʃˈta(ʁ)/ [veʁ.ɡaʃˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /veɻ.ɡasˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨɾ.ɡɐʃˈtaɾ/ [vɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈtaɾ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨɾ.ɡɐʃˈtaɾ/ [bɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈtaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨɾ.ɡɐʃˈta.ɾi/ [vɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈta.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: ver‧gas‧tar
Verb
vergastar (first-person singular present vergasto, first-person singular preterite vergastei, past participle vergastado)
- to cane (to beat with a cane or rod)
- (loosely) to whip (to beat with a whip)
- (figurative) to criticise harshly
Conjugation
Conjugation of vergastar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.