Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From es- +‎ bracejar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /iz.bɾa.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ [iz.bɾa.seˈʒa(h)], /ez.bɾa.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ez.bɾa.seˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /iz.bɾa.seˈʒa(ɾ)/, /ez.bɾa.seˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʒ.bɾa.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ [iʒ.bɾa.seˈʒa(χ)], /eʒ.bɾa.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ [eʒ.bɾa.seˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ez.bɾa.seˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.bɾɐ.sɨˈʒaɾ/ [(i)ʒ.βɾɐ.sɨˈʒaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.bɾɐ.sɨˈʒa.ɾi/ [(i)ʒ.βɾɐ.sɨˈʒa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: es‧bra‧ce‧jar

Verb edit

esbracejar (first-person singular present esbracejo, first-person singular preterite esbracejei, past participle esbracejado)

  1. (intransitive) to flail one’s arms
  2. (figurative, intransitive) to wave one’s appendages

Conjugation edit