gargalhar

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Galician gargallar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaʁ.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ɡaɦ.ɡaˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡaɾ.ɡaˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡaʁ.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ɡaʁ.ɡaˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaɻ.ɡaˈʎa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈʎaɾ/ [ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈʎaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈʎa.ɾi/ [ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈʎa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: gar‧ga‧lhar

Verb

gargalhar (first-person singular present gargalho, first-person singular preterite gargalhei, past participle gargalhado)

  1. (intransitive) to guffaw (to laugh boisterously)

Conjugation

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