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Etymology

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From a- + pregoar, from Latin praecōnārī. Compare Galician pregoar, Spanish pregonar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ pregão +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾɨˈɡwaɾ/ [ɐ.pɾɨˈɣwaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾɨˈɡwa.ɾi/ [ɐ.pɾɨˈɣwa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧pre‧go‧ar

Verb

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apregoar (first-person singular present apregoo, first-person singular preterite apregoei, past participle apregoado)

  1. to cry, shout, proclaim
  2. (transitive, law) to call someone to court
  3. (transitive) to promote, to propagate

Conjugation

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