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Portuguese
Etymology
From a- + vaca + -lhar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧va‧ca‧lhar
Verb
avacalhar (first-person singular present avacalho, first-person singular preterite avacalhei, past participle avacalhado)
- (Brazil, informal) to ridicule, mock
- Synonyms: ridicularizar, enxovalhar, rebaixar
- (Brazil, informal) to do something clumsily or carelessly
- Synonyms: abandalhar, desleixar
Ele avacalhou a limpeza por causa da pressa.- He cleaned poorly because he was in a hurry.
- (Brazil, informal) to promote disorder, confusion or embarrassment
Não seguia as regras: queria avacalhar o jogo.- They didn't follow the rules: they wanted to screw the game up.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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