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Portuguese
Etymology
From em- + periquito (“parakeet”) + -ar
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.ɾi.kiˈta(ɻ)/
Verb
emperiquitar (first-person singular present emperiquito, first-person singular preterite emperiquitei, past participle emperiquitado)
- (Brazil, transitive and reflexive) to dress up, to doll up
Conjugation
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