Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From des- +‎ colorir. Compare Old French descolorer.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [des.ko.loˈɾi(h)], /d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.ko.loˈɾi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [deʃ.ko.loˈɾi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.ko.loˈɾi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ko.loˈɾi(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧co‧lo‧rir

Verb edit

descolorir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present descolore, first-person singular preterite descolori, past participle descolorido)

  1. (transitive) to discolor, discolour
  2. (transitive) to make (something/someone) less interesting, impoverish

Conjugation edit