cacetear

Portuguese

Etymology

From cacete +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.se.teˈa(ʁ)/ [ka.se.teˈa(h)], /ka.se.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ka.se.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ka.seˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ka.seˈt͡ʃja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.se.teˈa(ɾ)/, /ka.se.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [ka.se.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ka.seˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.se.teˈa(ʁ)/ [ka.se.teˈa(χ)], /ka.se.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ka.se.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ka.seˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ka.seˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.se.teˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.sɨˈtjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.sɨˈtja.ɾi/

Verb

cacetear (first-person singular present caceteio, first-person singular preterite caceteei, past participle caceteado)

  1. (Brazil) to bore, annoy, harass
    Synonym: importunar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cacetear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal cacetear
Personal cacetear caceteares cacetear cacetearmos caceteardes cacetearem
Gerund
caceteando
Past participle
Masculine caceteado caceteados
Feminine caceteada caceteadas
Indicative
Present caceteio caceteias caceteia caceteamos caceteais caceteiam
Imperfect caceteava caceteavas caceteava caceteávamos caceteáveis caceteavam
Preterite caceteei caceteaste caceteou caceteamos1, caceteámos2 caceteastes cacetearam
Pluperfect caceteara cacetearas caceteara caceteáramos caceteáreis cacetearam
Future cacetearei cacetearás caceteará cacetearemos caceteareis cacetearão
Conditional cacetearia cacetearias cacetearia cacetearíamos cacetearíeis caceteariam
Subjunctive
Present caceteie caceteies caceteie caceteemos caceteeis caceteiem
Imperfect caceteasse caceteasses caceteasse caceteássemos caceteásseis caceteassem
Future cacetear caceteares cacetear cacetearmos caceteardes cacetearem
Imperative
Affirmative caceteia caceteie caceteemos caceteai caceteiem
Negative (não) não caceteies não caceteie não caceteemos não caceteeis não caceteiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

  • caceteação

Further reading

  • “cacetear”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
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