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Portuguese
Etymology
From alcateia (“wolfpack”) + -ar
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ka.teˈa(ʁ)/ , /aw.ka.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.kaˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ka.teˈa(ʁ)/ , /aw.ka.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.kaˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.ka.teˈa(ɾ)/ , /aw.ka.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.kaˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.ka.teˈa(ʁ)/ , /aw.ka.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.kaˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ka.teˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
alcatear (first-person singular present alcateio, first-person singular preterite alcateei, past participle alcateado)
- to gather or force (wolves) into a wolfpack
- (reflexive) to form a wolfpack (of wolves)
- (reflexive, figurative) to form a gang, to gang together
Conjugation