cirandar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ɾɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/ [si.ɾɐ̃ˈda(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /si.ɾɐ̃ˈda(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /si.ɾɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/ [si.ɾɐ̃ˈda(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ɾɐ̃ˈda(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si.ɾɐ̃ˈdaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /si.ɾɐ̃ˈda.ɾi/
Verb
cirandar (first-person singular present cirando, first-person singular preterite cirandei, past participle cirandado)
- (transitive) to sieve (to strain, sift or sort using a sieve)
- Synonym: acirandar
- (intransitive) to dance the ciranda
- (intransitive, figurative) to move around aimlessly
Conjugation
Conjugation of cirandar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “cirandar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “cirandar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025