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Portuguese
Etymology
From alforria (“manumission”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.foˈʁja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.foˈʁja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.foˈʁja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.foˈʁja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fo.ʁiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aw.foˈʁja(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: al‧for‧ri‧ar
Verb
alforriar (first-person singular present alforrio, first-person singular preterite alforriei, past participle alforriado)
- to manumit
- to free from oppression
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.