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Portuguese
Etymology
From borboleta (“butterfly”) + -ear.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /boɾ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /boɾ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boɻ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /boɻ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: bor‧bo‧le‧te‧ar
Verb
borboletear (first-person singular present borboleteio, first-person singular preterite borboleteei, past participle borboleteado)
- to fly or move like a butterfly
- to move around gracefully and without worries
- to flit
Conjugation