workar

Portuguese

Etymology

From English work + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.oʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ʊ.ohˈka(h)], (faster pronunciation) /woʁˈka(ʁ)/ [wohˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /u.oɾˈka(ɾ)/ [ʊ.oɾˈka(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /woɾˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u.oʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ʊ.oχˈka(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /woʁˈka(ʁ)/ [woχˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.oɻˈka(ɻ)/ [ʊ.oɻˈka(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /woɻˈka(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: wor‧kar

Verb

workar (first-person singular present worko, first-person singular preterite workei, past participle workado)

  1. (Brazil, informal, obsolete) to work
    • 1995, Mamonas Assassinas, 1406 (yt):
      Se nóis hevasse nóis num tava aqui workando
      If we had, we wouldn't be here working

Conjugation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.