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Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown. Maybe from Vulgar Latin tortiāre, from tortus (“bent”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
troçar (first-person singular present troço, first-person singular preterite trocei, past participle troçado)
- (intransitive) to mock, to ridicule
- Synonyms: escarnecer, ridicularizar, zombar
Conjugation
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References
- ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “troçar”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Portuguese language etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 509, column 1