pecorear

Portuguese

Etymology

From pécora + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ko.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [pe.ko.ɾeˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ko.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [pe.ko.ɾeˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pe.ko.ɾeˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pe.ko.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [pe.ko.ɾeˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pe.ko.ɾeˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.kuˈɾjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.kuˈɾjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.kuˈɾja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pe‧co‧re‧ar

Verb

pecorear (first-person singular present pecoreio, first-person singular preterite pecoreei, past participle pecoreado)

1. (intransitive, archaic) to spend the night in the field (like cattle in the meadow)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pecorear (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	pecorear
Personal	pecorear	pecoreares	pecorear	pecorearmos	pecoreardes	pecorearem
Gerund
	pecoreando
Past participle
Masculine	pecoreado			pecoreados
Feminine	pecoreada			pecoreadas
Indicative
Present	pecoreio	pecoreias	pecoreia	pecoreamos	pecoreais	pecoreiam
Imperfect	pecoreava	pecoreavas	pecoreava	pecoreávamos	pecoreáveis	pecoreavam
Preterite	pecoreei	pecoreaste	pecoreou	pecoreamos1, pecoreámos2	pecoreastes	pecorearam
Pluperfect	pecoreara	pecorearas	pecoreara	pecoreáramos	pecoreáreis	pecorearam
Future	pecorearei	pecorearás	pecoreará	pecorearemos	pecoreareis	pecorearão
Conditional	pecorearia	pecorearias	pecorearia	pecorearíamos	pecorearíeis	pecoreariam
Subjunctive
Present	pecoreie	pecoreies	pecoreie	pecoreemos	pecoreeis	pecoreiem
Imperfect	pecoreasse	pecoreasses	pecoreasse	pecoreássemos	pecoreásseis	pecoreassem
Future	pecorear	pecoreares	pecorear	pecorearmos	pecoreardes	pecorearem
Imperative
Affirmative		pecoreia	pecoreie	pecoreemos	pecoreai	pecoreiem
Negative (não)		não pecoreies	não pecoreie	não pecoreemos	não pecoreeis	não pecoreiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “pecorear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish pécora

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish pecorear

From pécora + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pekoɾeˈaɾ/ [pe.ko.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pe‧co‧re‧ar

Verb

pecorear (first-person singular present pecoreo, first-person singular preterite pecoreé, past participle pecoreado)

1. (of honey bees) to forage (collect nectar and pollen from flowers)
   • 2019 December 9, “La apicultura, alternativa al desempleo y a la crisis económica de Nicaragua”, in elsalvador.com‎^[1]:

     Los apicultores no solo aprovechan la miel que extraen de los panales, también han creado pequeñas trampas que colocan en las colmenas para recolectar el polen que se queda adherido en los pequeños cuerpecitos de las abejas mientras pecorean o recolectan el néctar de las flores.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pecorear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pecorear
gerund			pecoreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pecoreado		pecoreada
		plural		pecoreados		pecoreadas
		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	pecoreo	pecoreastú pecoreásvos	pecorea	pecoreamos	pecoreáis	pecorean
	imperfect	pecoreaba	pecoreabas	pecoreaba	pecoreábamos	pecoreabais	pecoreaban
	preterite	pecoreé	pecoreaste	pecoreó	pecoreamos	pecoreasteis	pecorearon
	future	pecorearé	pecorearás	pecoreará	pecorearemos	pecorearéis	pecorearán
	conditional	pecorearía	pecorearías	pecorearía	pecorearíamos	pecorearíais	pecorearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pecoree	pecoreestú pecoreésvos2	pecoree	pecoreemos	pecoreéis	pecoreen
	imperfect (ra)	pecoreara	pecorearas	pecoreara	pecoreáramos	pecorearais	pecorearan
	imperfect (se)	pecorease	pecoreases	pecorease	pecoreásemos	pecoreaseis	pecoreasen
	future1	pecoreare	pecoreares	pecoreare	pecoreáremos	pecoreareis	pecorearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pecoreatú pecoreávos	pecoree	pecoreemos	pecoread	pecoreen
	negative		no pecorees	no pecoree	no pecoreemos	no pecoreéis	no pecoreen

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

    Selected combined forms of pecorear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive pecorear	dative	pecorearme	pecorearte	pecorearle, pecorearse	pecorearnos	pecorearos	pecorearles, pecorearse
	accusative	pecorearme	pecorearte	pecorearlo, pecorearla, pecorearse	pecorearnos	pecorearos	pecorearlos, pecorearlas, pecorearse
with gerund pecoreando	dative	pecoreándome	pecoreándote	pecoreándole, pecoreándose	pecoreándonos	pecoreándoos	pecoreándoles, pecoreándose
	accusative	pecoreándome	pecoreándote	pecoreándolo, pecoreándola, pecoreándose	pecoreándonos	pecoreándoos	pecoreándolos, pecoreándolas, pecoreándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative pecorea	dative	pecoréame	pecoréate	pecoréale	pecoréanos	not used	pecoréales
	accusative	pecoréame	pecoréate	pecoréalo, pecoréala	pecoréanos	not used	pecoréalos, pecoréalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative pecoreá	dative	pecoreame	pecoreate	pecoreale	pecoreanos	not used	pecoreales
	accusative	pecoreame	pecoreate	pecorealo, pecoreala	pecoreanos	not used	pecorealos, pecorealas
with formal second-person singular imperative pecoree	dative	pecoréeme	not used	pecoréele, pecoréese	pecoréenos	not used	pecoréeles
	accusative	pecoréeme	not used	pecoréelo, pecoréela, pecoréese	pecoréenos	not used	pecoréelos, pecoréelas
with first-person plural imperative pecoreemos	dative	not used	pecoreémoste	pecoreémosle	pecoreémonos	pecoreémoos	pecoreémosles
	accusative	not used	pecoreémoste	pecoreémoslo, pecoreémosla	pecoreémonos	pecoreémoos	pecoreémoslos, pecoreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pecoread	dative	pecoreadme	not used	pecoreadle	pecoreadnos	pecoreaos	pecoreadles
	accusative	pecoreadme	not used	pecoreadlo, pecoreadla	pecoreadnos	pecoreaos	pecoreadlos, pecoreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pecoreen	dative	pecoréenme	not used	pecoréenle	pecoréennos	not used	pecoréenles, pecoréense
	accusative	pecoréenme	not used	pecoréenlo, pecoréenla	pecoréennos	not used	pecoréenlos, pecoréenlas, pecoréense

Related terms

• pecoreo

Further reading

• “pecorear”, 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
• “pecorear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010