tropicar

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From trópico, through trôpego +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾo.piˈkaʁ/ [tɾo.piˈkah], /tɾu.piˈka(ʁ)/ [tɾu.piˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /tɾo.piˈkaɾ/, /tɾu.piˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tɾo.piˈkaʁ/ [tɾo.piˈkaχ], /tɾu.piˈka(ʁ)/ [tɾu.piˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾo.piˈkaɻ/, /tɾu.piˈka(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: tro‧pi‧car

Verb

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tropicar (first-person singular present tropico, first-person singular preterite tropiquei, past participle tropicado)

  1. to stumble, to trip repeatedly (usually said of a mule or a donkey)
    Synonym: tropeçar

Conjugation

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Further reading

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