aguçar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, present active infinitive of *acūtiō, from Latin acūtus, the past participle of acuō. Compare Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare, Occitan agusar, Spanish aguzar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡuˈsa(ʁ)/ [a.ɡuˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡuˈsa(ʁ)/ [a.ɡuˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ɡuˈsa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ɡuˈsa(ʁ)/ [a.ɡuˈsa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡuˈsa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsaɾ/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsaɾ/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧gu‧çar

Verb

1. to sharpen

   Synonyms: afiar, aparar

2. to whet

Related terms

• aguça
• agudo