Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old French estioler, modern French étioler (to make pale). Compare English etiolate.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ [is.t͡ʃɪ.oˈla(h)], (faster pronunciation) /is.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/ [is.t͡ʃjoˈla(h)], /es.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ [es.t͡ʃɪ.oˈla(h)], (faster pronunciation) /es.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/ [es.t͡ʃjoˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ɾ)/ [is.t͡ʃɪ.oˈla(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /is.t͡ʃjoˈla(ɾ)/, /es.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ɾ)/ [es.t͡ʃɪ.oˈla(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /es.t͡ʃjoˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ [iʃ.t͡ʃɪ.oˈla(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/ [iʃ.t͡ʃjoˈla(χ)], /eʃ.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ʁ)/ [eʃ.t͡ʃɪ.oˈla(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.t͡ʃjoˈla(ʁ)/ [eʃ.t͡ʃjoˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.t͡ʃi.oˈla(ɻ)/ [es.t͡ʃɪ.oˈla(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /es.t͡ʃjoˈla(ɻ)/
 

Verb edit

estiolar (first-person singular present estiolo, first-person singular preterite estiolei, past participle estiolado)

  1. (botany) to wither; to rot
  2. (botany) to etiolate
  3. (figuratively) to weaken, to fade away

Conjugation edit