Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin exfrīgidāre, from Latin ex- (intensifying prefix) + Late Latin frīgidāre (to make cold).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [is.fɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /isˈfɾja(ʁ)/ [isˈfɾja(h)], /es.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [es.fɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /esˈfɾja(ʁ)/ [esˈfɾja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.fɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [is.fɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /isˈfɾja(ɾ)/, /es.fɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [es.fɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /esˈfɾja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.fɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈfɾja(ʁ)/ [iʃˈfɾja(χ)], /eʃ.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.fɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈfɾja(ʁ)/ [eʃˈfɾja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.fɾiˈa(ɻ)/ [es.fɾɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /esˈfɾja(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈfɾjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈfɾja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧fri‧ar

Verb edit

esfriar (first-person singular present esfrio, first-person singular preterite esfriei, past participle esfriado)

  1. to cool, cool down, chill
    Synonym: arrefecer

Conjugation edit