lacrear
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾeˈa(h)], /la.kɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /laˈkɾja(ʁ)/ [laˈkɾja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ɾ)/, /la.kɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [la.kɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /laˈkɾja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾeˈa(χ)], /la.kɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /laˈkɾja(ʁ)/ [laˈkɾja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.kɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /lɐˈkɾjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.kɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /lɐˈkɾja.ɾi/
Verb
lacrear (first-person singular present lacreio, first-person singular preterite lacreei, past participle lacreado)
- (transitive) to adorn something with sealing wax
- (transitive) to give the color of sealing wax to something
Conjugation
Conjugation of lacrear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “lacrear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “lacrear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025