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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin calumniārī. Piecewise doublet of coimar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.lu.niˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ka.luˈnja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.lu.niˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ka.luˈnja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.lu.niˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ka.luˈnja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.lu.niˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ka.luˈnja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.lu.niˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ka.luˈnja(ɻ)/
Verb
caluniar (first-person singular present calunio, first-person singular preterite caluniei, past participle caluniado)
- to calumniate; to slander (to make hurtful untrue statements)
- Synonyms: injuriar, difamar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.