usinar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French usiner. By surface analysis, usina +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ziˈna(ʁ)/ [u.ziˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /u.ziˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u.ziˈna(ʁ)/ [u.ziˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ziˈna(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ziˈnaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ziˈna.ɾi/

Verb

usinar (first-person singular present usino, first-person singular preterite usinei, past participle usinado)

  1. (transitive) to machine
  2. (transitive) to manufacture (using machinery)

Conjugation

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