See also: Zoar

English edit

Etymology edit

From Zoar, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death, when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Noun edit

zoar (plural zoars)

  1. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

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Galician edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.[1] Attested since circa 1800.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zoˈaɾ/, (western) /soˈaɾ/

Verb edit

zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)

  1. (of the wind) to howl; to hum
    Synonym: bruar
  2. to buzz

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References edit

  • zoar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • zoar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • zoar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • zoar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “zumbar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

  • zuar (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)

Etymology edit

Of imitative origin

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ʁ)/ [zoˈa(h)], /zuˈa(ʁ)/ [zʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ʁ)/ [ˈzwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ɾ)/, /zuˈa(ɾ)/ [zʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ʁ)/ [zoˈa(χ)], /zuˈa(ʁ)/ [zʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ʁ)/ [ˈzwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: zo‧ar

Verb edit

zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)

  1. (colloquial, transitive with de or with no preposition) to mock (to make an object of laughter or ridicule)
    Synonyms: tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer, zombar
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to kid; to joke (to say or do something without being serious)
    Synonym: brincar
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour)
  4. (slang) to mess up; to disorganize

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