Portuguese edit

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Etymology edit

Unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *districtiāre, from dēstringere.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

destrinçar (first-person singular present destrinço, first-person singular preterite destrincei, past participle destrinçado)

  1. (transitive) to disentangle
    Synonyms: desenlear, desenredar
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to distinguish
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to detail
    Synonym: esmiuçar

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