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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish desperdiciar.[1][2] By surface analysis, desperdício + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peʁ.d͡ʒiˈsa(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒis.peʁ.d͡ʒiˈsa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peʁ.d͡ʒiˈsa(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒis.peʁ.d͡ʒiˈsa(ʁ)/
Verb
desperdiçar (first-person singular present desperdiço, first-person singular preterite desperdicei, past participle desperdiçado)
- to waste, squander
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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