zanzar
Portuguese
Etymology
Alteration of zaranzar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zɐ̃ˈza(ʁ)/ [zɐ̃ˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /zɐ̃ˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /zɐ̃ˈza(ʁ)/ [zɐ̃ˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zɐ̃ˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /zɐ̃ˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /zɐ̃ˈza.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: zan‧zar
Verb
zanzar (first-person singular present zanzo, first-person singular preterite zanzei, past participle zanzado)
- (Brazil) to mooch; to roam (to wander around aimlessly)
- Synonyms: vaguear, perambular, zaranzar
Conjugation
Conjugation of zanzar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “zanzar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “zanzar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025