chicotear

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chicotar

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese chicote

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izāre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ear

Portuguese -ear

Portuguese chicotear

From chicote (“whip”) + -ear.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

chicotear (first-person singular present chicoteio, first-person singular preterite chicoteei, past participle chicoteado)

1. to whip (to strike with a whip)

   Synonyms: açoitar, chibatar, fustigar, relhar, verdascar

2. (figurative) to chastise

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chicotear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chicotear
Personal	chicotear	chicoteares	chicotear	chicotearmos	chicoteardes	chicotearem
Gerund
	chicoteando
Past participle
Masculine	chicoteado			chicoteados
Feminine	chicoteada			chicoteadas
Indicative
Present	chicoteio	chicoteias	chicoteia	chicoteamos	chicoteais	chicoteiam
Imperfect	chicoteava	chicoteavas	chicoteava	chicoteávamos	chicoteáveis	chicoteavam
Preterite	chicoteei	chicoteaste	chicoteou	chicoteamos1, chicoteámos2	chicoteastes	chicotearam
Pluperfect	chicoteara	chicotearas	chicoteara	chicoteáramos	chicoteáreis	chicotearam
Future	chicotearei	chicotearás	chicoteará	chicotearemos	chicoteareis	chicotearão
Conditional	chicotearia	chicotearias	chicotearia	chicotearíamos	chicotearíeis	chicoteariam
Subjunctive
Present	chicoteie	chicoteies	chicoteie	chicoteemos	chicoteeis	chicoteiem
Imperfect	chicoteasse	chicoteasses	chicoteasse	chicoteássemos	chicoteásseis	chicoteassem
Future	chicotear	chicoteares	chicotear	chicotearmos	chicoteardes	chicotearem
Imperative
Affirmative		chicoteia	chicoteie	chicoteemos	chicoteai	chicoteiem
Negative (não)		não chicoteies	não chicoteie	não chicoteemos	não chicoteeis	não chicoteiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• chicotaço
• chicotada
• chicotar
• chicote
• chicoteamento
• chicoteante

Further reading

• “chicotear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “chicotear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish chicote

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish chicotear

From chicote (“whip”) + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikoteˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃi.ko.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chi‧co‧te‧ar

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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• chicotazo
• chicote

Further reading

• “chicotear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025