Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *albidiāre. Senses 2 and 3 developed later. By surface analysis, alvo (white, target) +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧jar

Verb edit

alvejar (first-person singular present alvejo, first-person singular preterite alvejei, past participle alvejado)

  1. (intransitive) to bleach; to whiten
    Synonym: branquejar
  2. (transitive) to aim at
    Synonym: tomar como alvo
  3. (transitive) to shoot; to hit
    Synonym: atingir

Conjugation edit