esbulhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese esbullar (compare Galician esbullar), from Latin spoliāre, present active infinitive of spoliō. Compare the borrowed doublet espoliar, and cf. also espojar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.buˈʎa(ʁ)/ [iz.buˈʎa(h)], /ez.buˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ez.buˈʎa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.buˈʎa(ʁ)/ [iz.buˈʎa(h)], /ez.buˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ez.buˈʎa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iz.buˈʎa(ɾ)/, /ez.buˈʎa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒ.buˈʎa(ʁ)/ [iʒ.buˈʎa(χ)], /eʒ.buˈʎa(ʁ)/ [eʒ.buˈʎa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ez.buˈʎa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.buˈʎaɾ/ [(i)ʒ.βuˈʎaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.buˈʎaɾ/ [(i)ʒ.βuˈʎaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.buˈʎa.ɾi/ [(i)ʒ.βuˈʎa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: es‧bu‧lhar

Verb

1. to oust
2. to usurp

Related terms

• debulhar