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estrangular

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin strangulāre, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, to strangle), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, a halter).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [is.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)], /es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/, /es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)], /eʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [eʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧tran‧gu‧lar

Verb

estrangular (first-person singular present estrangulo, first-person singular preterite estrangulei, past participle estrangulado)

  1. to strangle

Conjugation

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strangulāre (to strangle), from Ancient Greek στραγγαλάω (strangaláō, to strangle), variant of στραγγαλίζω (strangalízō), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, a halter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /estɾanɡuˈlaɾ/ [es.t̪ɾãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧tran‧gu‧lar

Verb

estrangular (first-person singular present estrangulo, first-person singular preterite estrangulé, past participle estrangulado)

  1. (transitive) to strangle
    Synonym: ahorcar

Conjugation

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