branquear

Portuguese

Etymology

From branco + -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃.keˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃.keˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃ˈkjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃ˈkja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: bran‧que‧ar

Verb

branquear (first-person singular present branqueio, first-person singular preterite branqueei, past participle branqueado)

  1. to bleach, to whiten (to make white or whiter)
    Synonym: embranquecer
  2. (money) to launder (to disguise the source of)

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