guinchar

Portuguese

Etymology

guincho +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ɡĩˈʃa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ɡĩˈʃa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ɡĩˈʃa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡĩˈʃa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: guin‧char

Verb

guinchar (first-person singular present guincho, first-person singular preterite guinchei, past participle guinchado)

1. to shriek (to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry)
2. to winch (to raise something using a winch)
3. to tow with a towtruck

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guinchar (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	guinchar
Personal	guinchar	guinchares	guinchar	guincharmos	guinchardes	guincharem
Gerund
	guinchando
Past participle
Masculine	guinchado			guinchados
Feminine	guinchada			guinchadas
Indicative
Present	guincho	guinchas	guincha	guinchamos	guinchais	guincham
Imperfect	guinchava	guinchavas	guinchava	guinchávamos	guincháveis	guinchavam
Preterite	guinchei	guinchaste	guinchou	guinchamos1, guinchámos2	guinchastes	guincharam
Pluperfect	guinchara	guincharas	guinchara	guincháramos	guincháreis	guincharam
Future	guincharei	guincharás	guinchará	guincharemos	guinchareis	guincharão
Conditional	guincharia	guincharias	guincharia	guincharíamos	guincharíeis	guinchariam
Subjunctive
Present	guinche	guinches	guinche	guinchemos	guincheis	guinchem
Imperfect	guinchasse	guinchasses	guinchasse	guinchássemos	guinchásseis	guinchassem
Future	guinchar	guinchares	guinchar	guincharmos	guinchardes	guincharem
Imperative
Affirmative		guincha	guinche	guinchemos	guinchai	guinchem
Negative (não)		não guinches	não guinche	não guinchemos	não guincheis	não guinchem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “guinchar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “guinchar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡinˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ɡĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: guin‧char

Verb

guinchar (first-person singular present guincho, first-person singular preterite guinché, past participle guinchado)

1. to pierce; prick

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guinchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			guinchar
gerund			guinchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guinchado		guinchada
		plural		guinchados		guinchadas
		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	guincho	guinchastú guinchásvos	guincha	guinchamos	guincháis	guinchan
	imperfect	guinchaba	guinchabas	guinchaba	guinchábamos	guinchabais	guinchaban
	preterite	guinché	guinchaste	guinchó	guinchamos	guinchasteis	guincharon
	future	guincharé	guincharás	guinchará	guincharemos	guincharéis	guincharán
	conditional	guincharía	guincharías	guincharía	guincharíamos	guincharíais	guincharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guinche	guinchestú guinchésvos2	guinche	guinchemos	guinchéis	guinchen
	imperfect (ra)	guinchara	guincharas	guinchara	guincháramos	guincharais	guincharan
	imperfect (se)	guinchase	guinchases	guinchase	guinchásemos	guinchaseis	guinchasen
	future1	guinchare	guinchares	guinchare	guincháremos	guinchareis	guincharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guinchatú guinchávos	guinche	guinchemos	guinchad	guinchen
	negative		no guinches	no guinche	no guinchemos	no guinchéis	no guinchen

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

    Selected combined forms of guinchar

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 guinchar	dative	guincharme	guincharte	guincharle, guincharse	guincharnos	guincharos	guincharles, guincharse
	accusative	guincharme	guincharte	guincharlo, guincharla, guincharse	guincharnos	guincharos	guincharlos, guincharlas, guincharse
with gerund guinchando	dative	guinchándome	guinchándote	guinchándole, guinchándose	guinchándonos	guinchándoos	guinchándoles, guinchándose
	accusative	guinchándome	guinchándote	guinchándolo, guinchándola, guinchándose	guinchándonos	guinchándoos	guinchándolos, guinchándolas, guinchándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative guincha	dative	guínchame	guínchate	guínchale	guínchanos	not used	guínchales
	accusative	guínchame	guínchate	guínchalo, guínchala	guínchanos	not used	guínchalos, guínchalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative guinchá	dative	guinchame	guinchate	guinchale	guinchanos	not used	guinchales
	accusative	guinchame	guinchate	guinchalo, guinchala	guinchanos	not used	guinchalos, guinchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative guinche	dative	guíncheme	not used	guínchele, guínchese	guínchenos	not used	guíncheles
	accusative	guíncheme	not used	guínchelo, guínchela, guínchese	guínchenos	not used	guínchelos, guínchelas
with first-person plural imperative guinchemos	dative	not used	guinchémoste	guinchémosle	guinchémonos	guinchémoos	guinchémosles
	accusative	not used	guinchémoste	guinchémoslo, guinchémosla	guinchémonos	guinchémoos	guinchémoslos, guinchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guinchad	dative	guinchadme	not used	guinchadle	guinchadnos	guinchaos	guinchadles
	accusative	guinchadme	not used	guinchadlo, guinchadla	guinchadnos	guinchaos	guinchadlos, guinchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guinchen	dative	guínchenme	not used	guínchenle	guínchennos	not used	guínchenles, guínchense
	accusative	guínchenme	not used	guínchenlo, guínchenla	guínchennos	not used	guínchenlos, guínchenlas, guínchense

Further reading

• “guinchar”, 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