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zoar

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See also: Zoar

English

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Etymology

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From Zoar, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death, when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Noun

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zoar (plural zoars)

  1. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

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Galician

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.[1] First attested in 1800.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /θoˈaɾ/ [θoˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /soˈaɾ/ [soˈaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: zo‧ar

Verb

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zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)

  1. (of the wind) to howl; to hum
    Synonym: bruar
  2. to buzz

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “zumbar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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  • zuar (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)

Etymology

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Of imitative origin

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ʁ)/ [zoˈa(h)], /zuˈa(ʁ)/ [zʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ʁ)/ [ˈzwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ɾ)/, /zuˈa(ɾ)/ [zʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ʁ)/ [zoˈa(χ)], /zuˈa(ʁ)/ [zʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ʁ)/ [ˈzwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: zo‧ar

Verb

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zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)

  1. (colloquial, transitive or intransitive) to mock, to make fun of (to make an object of laughter or ridicule) [with direct object or (less commonly) de ‘someone’]
    Synonyms: tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer, zombar
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to kid; to joke (to say or do something without being serious)
    Synonym: brincar
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour)
  4. (slang) to mess up; to disorganize

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