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Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *assedāre.[1][2][3] Compare Spanish asear.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ʁ)/ , /a.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈsja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ʁ)/ , /a.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈsja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ɾ)/, /a.siˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈsja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ʁ)/ , /a.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈsja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.seˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
assear (first-person singular present asseio, first-person singular preterite asseei, past participle asseado)
- (transitive) to clean, to tidy
- (pronominal) to groom
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