lacrimejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *lacrimidiāre. The /k/ for expected /ɡ/ (cf. lágrima (tear)) is presumably influenced by Latin lacrima. Compare Galician lagrimexar, Spanish lagrimear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.kɾi.meˈʒa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾi.meˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /la.kɾi.meˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /la.kɾi.meˈʒa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾi.meˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.kɾi.meˈʒa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.kɾi.mɨˈʒaɾ/

  • Hyphenation: la‧cri‧me‧jar

Verb

lacrimejar (first-person singular present lacrimejo, first-person singular preterite lacrimejei, past participle lacrimejado)

  1. to tear up (have watery eyes before crying)
    Synonym: marejar

Conjugation

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