Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From des- +‎ pentear.

Pronunciation edit

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

  • Hyphenation: des‧pen‧te‧ar

Verb edit

despentear (first-person singular present despenteio, first-person singular preterite despenteei, past participle despenteado) (transitive)

  1. to uncomb

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit