assear

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *assedāre.[1][2][3] Compare Spanish asear.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ʁ)/ [a.seˈa(h)], /a.siˈa(ʁ)/ [a.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsja(ʁ)/ [aˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ɾ)/, /a.siˈa(ɾ)/ [a.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ʁ)/ [a.seˈa(χ)], /a.siˈa(ʁ)/ [a.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsja(ʁ)/ [aˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧ar

Verb[edit]

assear (first-person singular present asseio, first-person singular preterite asseei, past participle asseado)

  1. (transitive) to clean, to tidy
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to groom

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