aperrear

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aperrear, from a- +‎ perro (dog) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ , /a.pe.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.peˈʁja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ɾ)/ , /a.pe.ʁiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.peˈʁja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ , /a.pe.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.peˈʁja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧per‧re‧ar

Verb

aperrear (first-person singular present aperreio, first-person singular preterite aperreei, past participle aperreado)

  1. to provoke a dog
  2. to chase with dogs
  3. to harass (to annoy endlessly or systematically)

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

aperrear (first-person singular present aperreo, first-person singular preterite aperreé, past participle aperreado)

  1. to set the dogs on
  2. to wear out; to tire
  3. (Panama) to slag off

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