alvejar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *albizāre. Senses 2 and 3 developed later. Derivable from alvo (white; target) + -ejar (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.veˈʒa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.veˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.veˈʒa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.veˈʒa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.veˈʒa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.veˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.veˈʒa(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.veˈʒa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.vɨˈʒaɾ/ [aɫ.vɨˈʒaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.bɨˈʒaɾ/ [aɫ.βɨˈʒaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.vɨˈʒa.ɾi/ [aɫ.vɨˈʒa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧jar

Verb

alvejar (first-person singular present alvejo, first-person singular preterite alvejei, past participle alvejado)

  1. (intransitive) to bleach; to whiten
    Synonym: branquejar
  2. (transitive) to aim at
    Synonym: tomar como alvo
  3. (transitive) to shoot; to hit
    Synonym: atingir

Conjugation

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