Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ doce +‎ -ar (compare French adoucir, Spanish adulzar).

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duˈsaɾ/ [ɐ.ðuˈsaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duˈsa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðuˈsa.ɾi]

Verb edit

adoçar (first-person singular present adoço, first-person singular preterite adocei, past participle adoçado)

  1. (transitive) to sweeten
  2. (transitive) to blunt
  3. (transitive, figuratively) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation edit

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