empolar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From empola +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.poˈla(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.poˈla(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧po‧lar

Verb[edit]

empolar (first-person singular present empolo, first-person singular preterite empolei, past participle empolado)

  1. to cause or form blisters on the skin
  2. (a person) to become conceited
  3. (the sea) to rise
    Synonyms: encapelar, encrespar

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