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guardar caixão

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to guard the coffin.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡwaʁˈda(ʁ) kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɦˈda(h) kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡwaɾˈda(ɾ) kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɾˈda(ɾ) kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡwaʁˈda(ʁ) kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaʁˈda(χ) kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡwaɻˈda(ɻ) kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɻˈda(ɻ) kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Verb

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guardar caixão (first-person singular present guardo caixão, first-person singular preterite guardei caixão, past participle guardado caixão)

  1. (intransitive, Brazil, playground games) to stay at the home base in a game of hide and seek, waiting for other players to come instead of seeking them.
    Synonym: (Portugal) fazer caixão

Conjugation

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