balbuciar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin balbūtīre, from balbus. Compare French balbutier.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bal.buˈsjaɾ/ [baɫ.βuˈsjaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bal.buˈsja.ɾi/ [baɫ.βuˈsja.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: bal‧bu‧ci‧ar

Verb

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balbuciar (first-person singular present balbucio, first-person singular preterite balbuciei, past participle balbuciado)

  1. (intransitive) babble (to utter words indistinctly)
  2. (intransitive) babble (to talk much)

Conjugation

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