estufar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stufare.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

estufar (first-person singular present estufo, first-person singular preterite estufei, past participle estufado)

  1. (cooking) to braise (cook in a covered pan)
  2. to place or store in a greenhouse
  3. to inflate temporarily

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ estufar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ estufar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024