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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin balbūtīre, from balbus. Compare French balbutier.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: bal‧bu‧ci‧ar
Verb
balbuciar (first-person singular present balbucio, first-person singular preterite balbuciei, past participle balbuciado)
- (intransitive) babble (to utter words indistinctly)
- (intransitive) babble (to talk much)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.