pentear

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Portuguese

pentear

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *pentẽar, peitẽar (to comb), from Latin pectināre (to comb), from pecten (comb).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽ.teˈa(ʁ)/ , /pẽ.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /pẽˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pẽ.teˈa(ɾ)/, /pẽ.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /pẽˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pẽ.teˈa(ʁ)/ , /pẽ.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /pẽˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽ.teˈa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

pentear (first-person singular present penteio, first-person singular preterite penteei, past participle penteado)

  1. to comb

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