xoxar

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈʃa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈʃa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈʃa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈʃa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈʃa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃa.ɾi/

Verb

xoxar (first-person singular present xoxo, first-person singular preterite xoxei, past participle xoxado)

1. (Brazil, gay slang) to mock, to make fun of

   Synonyms: debochar, zoar, zombar

Further reading

• “xoxar” in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024