lacrimejar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *lacrimizāre. The reason for there being a /k/ instead of the expected */ɡ/ (cf. lágrima) is not apparent.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧cri‧me‧jar

Verb

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lacrimejar (first-person singular present lacrimejo, first-person singular preterite lacrimejei, past participle lacrimejado)

  1. to tear up (have watery eyes before crying)
    Synonym: marejar

Conjugation

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