biguar

Portuguese

Etymology

From biguá +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈɡwa(ʁ)/ [biˈɡwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /biˈɡwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /biˈɡwa(ʁ)/ [biˈɡwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈɡwa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈɡwaɾ/ [biˈɣwaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈɡwa.ɾi/ [biˈɣwa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧guar

Verb

biguar (first-person singular present (Brazilian Portuguese) bíguo or (European Portuguese) biguo, first-person singular preterite biguei, past participle biguado)

  1. (intransitive, Mato Grosso) to mine the river bed deposits for diamonds

Conjugation

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