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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish emperrarse, from perro (“dog”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈʁa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈʁa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈʁa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈʁa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈʁa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈʁa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈʁa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈʁa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈʁa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈʁa(ɻ)/
Verb
emperrar (first-person singular present emperro, first-person singular preterite emperrei, past participle emperrado)
- to stick; to jam
- Synonyms: empacar, estacar, teimar
Conjugation
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empeˈraɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pe‧rrar
Verb
emperrar
- only used in se ... emperrar, syntactic variant of emperrarse