Portuguese

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ mascarar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mas.kaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [dez.mas.kaˈɾa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mas.kaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mas.kaˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mas.kaˈɾa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mas.kaˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.maʃ.kaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.maʃ.kaˈɾa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.maʃ.kaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.maʃ.kaˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mas.kaˈɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mɐʃ.kɐˈɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mɐʃ.kɐˈɾa.ɾi/

  • Rhymes: -aʁ, -aɾ, (R-dropping) -a
  • Hyphenation: des‧mas‧car

Verb

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desmascarar (first-person singular present desmascaro, first-person singular preterite desmascarei, past participle desmascarado)(transitive)

  1. to unmask (to remove a mask from someone)
  2. to unmask (to expose, or reveal the true character of someone)

Conjugation

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