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English
Adjective
gesticular (not comparable)
- Of or relating to gesticulation.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gesticulārī. First attested in 1864.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
gesticular (first-person singular present gesticulo, first-person singular preterite gesticulí, past participle gesticulat)
- (intransitive) to gesticulate
- Synonyms: accionar, manejar
Conjugation
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gesticulārī.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ges‧ti‧cu‧lar
Verb
gesticular (first-person singular present gesticulo, first-person singular preterite gesticulei, past participle gesticulado)
- to gesticulate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gesticulāri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xestikuˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ges‧ti‧cu‧lar
Verb
gesticular (first-person singular present gesticulo, first-person singular preterite gesticulé, past participle gesticulado)
- (intransitive) to gesticulate
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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