lixiviar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From lixívia, or borrowed from a Medieval Latin *lixīviāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.ʃi.viˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /li.ʃiˈvja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /li.ʃi.viˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /li.ʃiˈvja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /li.ʃi.viˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /li.ʃiˈvja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /li.ʃi.viˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /li.ʃiˈvja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: li‧xi‧vi‧ar

Verb

lixiviar (first-person singular present lixivio, first-person singular preterite lixiviei, past participle lixiviado)

  1. to lixiviate, leach

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin lixivia (see lejía), or borrowed from a Medieval Latin lixiviāre

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liɡsiˈbjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧xi‧viar

Verb

lixiviar (first-person singular present lixivio, first-person singular preterite lixivié, past participle lixiviado)

  1. (transitive) to lixiviate; leach

Conjugation

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