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alforriar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From alforria (“manumission”) + -ar.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fo.hiˈa(h)], (faster) /aw.foˈʁja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.foˈhja(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.fo.hiˈa(ɾ)], (faster) /aw.foˈʁja(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.foˈhja(ɾ)]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fo.χiˈa(χ)], (faster) /aw.foˈʁja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.foˈχja(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.fo.hiˈa(ɻ)], (faster) /aw.foˈʁja(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.foˈhja(ɻ)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fuˈʁjaɾ/ [aɫ.fuˈʁjaɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fuˈʁja.ɾi/ [aɫ.fuˈʁja.ɾi]

    • Hyphenation: al‧for‧ri‧ar

    Verb

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    alforriar (first-person singular present alforrio, first-person singular preterite alforriei, past participle alforriado)

    1. to manumit
    2. to free from oppression

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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