assobiar

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

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)/
    • (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)/
 

  • Hyphenation: as‧so‧bi‧ar

Verb

assobiar (first-person singular present assobio, first-person singular preterite assobiei, past participle assobiado)

  1. (intransitive) to whistle (to make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth)
  2. (transitive) to whistle a song
  3. (of a bird) to produce birdsongs

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References

  1. ^ assobiar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024