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Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
Verb
esbanjar (first-person singular present esbanjo, first-person singular preterite esbanjei, past participle esbanjado)
- to squander; to waste (to spend lavishly or profusely)
- Synonyms: dilapidar, dissipar
1869, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, “XXIII”, in A Luneta Mágica:Eis aí como este louco obtinha dinheiro para desastradamente esbanjar, fazendo avultados empréstimos a quantos velhacos quiseram abusar da sua mania, jogando e deixando-se roubar no jogo, pagando jantares e celas a cem desfrutadores, que riem-se dele, assinando centenas de mil-réis em falsas subscrições para obras pias e, o que é mais, entregando enormes somas a uma mulher desprezável, a cujos pés o idiota se ajoelha, adorando-a, como anjo de caridade!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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