cangotear
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ɡo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃.ɡo.teˈa(h)], /kɐ̃.ɡo.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃.ɡo.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.ɡoˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃.ɡoˈt͡ʃja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ɡo.teˈa(ɾ)/, /kɐ̃.ɡo.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [kɐ̃.ɡo.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.ɡoˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ɡo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃.ɡo.teˈa(χ)], /kɐ̃.ɡo.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃.ɡo.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.ɡoˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃.ɡoˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ɡo.teˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
[edit]cangotear (first-person singular present cangoteio, first-person singular preterite cangoteei, past participle cangoteado)
- (transitive) to grab someone by the nape or neck
- 2007, Ovídio Poli Junior, Sobre Homens & Bestas[1], Dix Editorial, →ISBN, page 25:
- A cavalo roedor cabresto curto: Chico Toucinho mordeu o couro – pulou, empinou, repuxou – mas o abnegado assessor torceu e retorceu as rédeas e afinal conseguiu cangotear o prefeito para os lados da razão.
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Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of cangotear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
[edit]- “cangotear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “cangotear”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024