rosnar

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Spanish roznar (to bray).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁozˈna(ʁ)/ [hozˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁozˈna(ɾ)/ [hozˈna(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁoʒˈna(ʁ)/ [χoʒˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁozˈna(ɻ)/ [hozˈna(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuʒˈnaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuʒˈna.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ros‧nar

Verb

rosnar (first-person singular present rosno, first-person singular preterite rosnei, past participle rosnado)

  1. to growl (to utter a deep guttural sound)

Conjugation

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