Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From peçonha.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.sõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pe.sõˈj̃a(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.sõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pe.sõˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.sõˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.pe.sõˈj̃a(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.sõˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.pe.sõˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.sõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pe.sõˈj̃a(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.sõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pe.sõˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.soˈɲa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.soˈɲa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧pe‧ço‧nhar

Verb edit

empeçonhar (first-person singular present empeçonho, first-person singular preterite empeçonhei, past participle empeçonhado)

  1. (transitive, of animals) to poison (to inject poison into someone or an animal)
    Synonym: envenenar

Conjugation edit