Portuguese

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Etymology

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From esculacho +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ku.laˈʃa(ʁ)/ [is.ku.laˈʃa(h)], /es.ku.laˈʃa(ʁ)/ [es.ku.laˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.ku.laˈʃa(ɾ)/, /es.ku.laˈʃa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ku.laˈʃa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ku.laˈʃa(χ)], /eʃ.ku.laˈʃa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ku.laˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ku.laˈʃa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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esculachar (first-person singular present esculacho, first-person singular preterite esculachei, past participle esculachado)

  1. (colloquial) to own; to defeat; to overwhelm(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  2. (informal) to humiliate
    Synonyms: humilhar, escrachar, desmoralizar, ridicularizar
  3. to hit or physically beat someone.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • esculachar” in Dicionário Online de Português.