especar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From espeque +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.peˈka(ʁ)/ [is.peˈka(h)], /es.peˈka(ʁ)/ [es.peˈka(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧car

Verb[edit]

especar (first-person singular present especo, first-person singular preterite espequei, past participle especado)

  1. to sustain with handspikes
  2. (figuratively) to protect, to safeguard
  3. to become still and firm like a handspike

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