balbuciar
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin balbūtīre, from balbus. Compare French balbutier.
Pronunciation
edit- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(ɻ)]
- Hyphenation: bal‧bu‧ci‧ar
Verb
editbalbuciar (first-person singular present balbucio, first-person singular preterite balbuciei, past participle balbuciado)
- (intransitive) babble (to utter words indistinctly)
- (intransitive) babble (to talk much)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of balbuciar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.