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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin assībilāre.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.so.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ʁ)/ , /a.su.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.so.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ʁ)/ , /a.su.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.so.biˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ɾ)/, /a.su.biˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.so.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ʁ)/ , /a.su.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.so.biˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ɻ)/
Verb
assobiar (first-person singular present assobio, first-person singular preterite assobiei, past participle assobiado)
- (intransitive) to whistle (to make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth)
- (transitive) to whistle a song
- (of a bird) to produce birdsongs
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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