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spawnar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English spawn + -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pawˈna(ʁ)/ [is.paʊ̯ˈna(h)], /es.pawˈna(ʁ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.pawˈna(ɾ)/ [is.paʊ̯ˈna(ɾ)], /es.pawˈna(ɾ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈna(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pawˈna(ʁ)/ [iʃ.paʊ̯ˈna(χ)], /eʃ.pawˈna(ʁ)/ [eʃ.paʊ̯ˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pawˈna(ɻ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈna(ɻ)]

Verb

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spawnar (first-person singular present spawno, first-person singular preterite spawnei, past participle spawnado)

  1. (slang, video games) to spawn (to appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, spontaneously in a game world)
    • 2018 September 7, Samson Oloruntobi, Fortnite - O Guia Completo Para Iniciantes[1], Babelcube Inc., →ISBN:
      Na 3ª temporada, somente spawnavam 3 baús, mas na 4ª temporada, tem uma pequena cratera bem próximo a pista que podem spawnar mais 3 baús.
      In the 3rd season, only 3 chests would spawn, but in the 4th season, there’s a small crater close to the track where an additional 3 chests can spawn.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • spawnar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062025