Portuguese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: es‧cu‧lham‧bar

Verb

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esculhambar (first-person singular present esculhambo, first-person singular preterite esculhambei, past participle esculhambado) (Brazil, transitive, colloquial)

  1. to scold (reprimand in a rude or offensive way)
  2. to mess up, disorder
  3. to squander (cause havoc or damage)

Conjugation

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