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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish zozobrar or Old Spanish sozobrar, from Old Catalan sotsobrar, from sotsobre < sots + sobre, or from a Vulgar Latin *subsuperāre (“turn upside down”), from sub (“under”) + super (“over”).
Pronunciation
Verb
soçobrar (first-person singular present soçobro, first-person singular preterite soçobrei, past participle soçobrado)
- (nautical) to capsize, keel over
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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