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Portuguese
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fluctuāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ɻ)/
Verb
flutuar (first-person singular present flutuo, first-person singular preterite flutuei, past participle flutuado)
- to float
- Synonym: boiar
- to fluctuate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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