Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin follicāre (to pant, to blow, to breathe), from Latin follis (bellows). Compare Spanish holgar. See also the related folgar.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fu.lɨˈɡaɾ/ [fu.lɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fu.lɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [fu.lɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: fo‧le‧gar

Verb edit

folegar (first-person singular present folego, first-person singular preterite foleguei, past participle folegado)

  1. (obsolete) to breathe
    Synonym: respirar

Conjugation edit

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