abotoar

Galician

Etymology

a- + botón + -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aβotoˈaɾ]

Verb

abotoar (first-person singular present abotoo, first-person singular preterite abotoei, past participle abotoado)

  1. (transitive) to button, to button up (to fasten with a button or buttons)
    Synonym: abrochar
    Antonym: desabotoar
  2. (of a plant, intransitive) to bud (to form buds)
    Synonym: brotar

Conjugation

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + botão (button; bud) + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bo.toˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bo.toˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.bo.toˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.bo.toˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bo.toˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bo.toˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.buˈtwaɾ/ [ɐ.βuˈtwaɾ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧bo‧to‧ar

Verb

abotoar (first-person singular present abotoo, first-person singular preterite abotoei, past participle abotoado)

  1. to button up (to fasten with a button or buttons)
    Antonym: desabotoar
    Abotoa tua camisa.
    Button up your shirt.
  2. (of a plant) to bud (to form buds)
    As rosas abotoaram.
    The roses have budded.
  3. (nautical) to connect things by looping it with rope

Conjugation

Further reading

  • abotoar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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