chicotear

Portuguese

Etymology

From chicote (“whip”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ko.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃi.ko.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ko.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃi.ko.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ko.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃi.ko.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ko.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃi.ko.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ko.t͡ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ [ʃi.ko.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃi.koˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kuˈtjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kuˈtjaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kuˈtjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kuˈtja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: chi‧co‧te‧ar

Verb

1. to whip (to strike with a whip)

   Synonyms: açoitar, chibatar, chicotar, fustigar, relhar, verdascar

Related terms

• chicotaço
• chicotada
• chicotar

• chicote
• chicoteamento
• chicoteante

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Spanish

Etymology

From chicote (“whip”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikoteˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃi.ko.t̪eˈaɾ]

Verb

chicotear (first-person singular present chicoteo, first-person singular preterite chicoteé, past participle chicoteado)

1. (Latin America, transitive) to whip (to hit with a whip)

   Synonyms: latiguear, fustigar, azotar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chicotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chicotear
gerund			chicoteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chicoteado		chicoteada
		plural		chicoteados		chicoteadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chicoteo	chicoteastú chicoteásvos	chicotea	chicoteamos	chicoteáis	chicotean
	imperfect	chicoteaba	chicoteabas	chicoteaba	chicoteábamos	chicoteabais	chicoteaban
	preterite	chicoteé	chicoteaste	chicoteó	chicoteamos	chicoteasteis	chicotearon
	future	chicotearé	chicotearás	chicoteará	chicotearemos	chicotearéis	chicotearán
	conditional	chicotearía	chicotearías	chicotearía	chicotearíamos	chicotearíais	chicotearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chicotee	chicoteestú chicoteésvos2	chicotee	chicoteemos	chicoteéis	chicoteen
	imperfect (ra)	chicoteara	chicotearas	chicoteara	chicoteáramos	chicotearais	chicotearan
	imperfect (se)	chicotease	chicoteases	chicotease	chicoteásemos	chicoteaseis	chicoteasen
	future1	chicoteare	chicoteares	chicoteare	chicoteáremos	chicoteareis	chicotearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chicoteatú chicoteávos	chicotee	chicoteemos	chicotead	chicoteen
	negative		no chicotees	no chicotee	no chicoteemos	no chicoteéis	no chicoteen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• chicote
• chicotazo

Further reading

• “chicotear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014