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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old French estioler, modern French étioler (“to make pale”). Compare English etiolate.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /is.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/ , /es.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /es.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /is.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/ , /es.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /es.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /is.t͡ʃjoˈla(ɾ)/, /es.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /es.t͡ʃjoˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/ , /eʃ.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /es.t͡ʃjoˈla(ɻ)/
Verb
estiolar (first-person singular present estiolo, first-person singular preterite estiolei, past participle estiolado)
- (botany) to wither; to rot
- (botany) to etiolate
- (figuratively) to weaken, to fade away
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.