Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From re- +‎ esfolegar, from Vulgar Latin *exfollicāre, from Late Latin follicāre (to pant, to blow, to breathe).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.fo.leˈɡa(ʁ)/ [hes.fo.leˈɡa(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.fu.lɨˈɡaɾ/ [ʁɨʃ.fu.lɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.fu.lɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [ʁɨʃ.fu.lɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: res‧fo‧le‧gar

Verb edit

resfolegar (first-person singular present resfólego or resfolego, first-person singular preterite resfoleguei, past participle resfolegado)

  1. (intransitive) to pant

Conjugation edit