vergastar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /veʁ.ɡasˈta(ʁ)/ [veɦ.ɡasˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /veɾ.ɡasˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʁ.ɡaʃˈta(ʁ)/ [veʁ.ɡaʃˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /veɻ.ɡasˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨɾ.ɡɐʃˈtaɾ/ [vɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈtaɾ]

  • Hyphenation: ver‧gas‧tar

Verb

vergastar (first-person singular present vergasto, first-person singular preterite vergastei, past participle vergastado)

  1. to cane (to beat with a cane or rod)
  2. (loosely) to whip (to beat with a whip)
    Synonyms: açoitar, chibatar, chibatear, chicotear
  3. (figurative) to criticise harshly

Conjugation

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