macaquear

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From macaco (monkey) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.ka.keˈa(h)], /ma.ka.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.ka.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ma.kaˈkja(ʁ)/ [ma.kaˈkja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ɾ)/, /ma.ka.kiˈa(ɾ)/ [ma.ka.kɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ma.kaˈkja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.ka.keˈa(χ)], /ma.ka.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.ka.kɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ma.kaˈkja(ʁ)/ [ma.kaˈkja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧que‧ar

Verb

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macaquear (first-person singular present macaqueio, first-person singular preterite macaqueei, past participle macaqueado)

  1. (intransitive) to monkey (to mess)
  2. (transitive) to monkey; to ape (to imitate)
    Synonym: imitar

Conjugation

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Further reading

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