Portuguese

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Etymology

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Probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Galician gargallar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈʎaɾ/ [ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈʎaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾ.ɡɐˈʎa.ɾi/ [ɡɐɾ.ɣɐˈʎa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: gar‧ga‧lhar

Verb

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gargalhar (first-person singular present gargalho, first-person singular preterite gargalhei, past participle gargalhado)

  1. (intransitive) to guffaw (to laugh boisterously)

Conjugation

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