aguçar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus, the past participle of acuō. Compare Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare, Occitan agusar, Spanish aguzar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsaɾ/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧gu‧çar

Verb[edit]

aguçar (first-person singular present aguço, first-person singular preterite agucei, past participle aguçado)

  1. to sharpen
    Synonyms: afiar, aparar
  2. to whet

Conjugation[edit]

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