bafejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From bafo (breath) + -ejar. Cognate with Galician bafexar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.feˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ba.feˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ba.feˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.feˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ba.feˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.feˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.fɨˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.fɨˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ba‧fe‧jar

Verb

bafejar (first-person singular present bafejo, first-person singular preterite bafejei, past participle bafejado)

  1. (transitive) to breathe into
    Synonym: soprar
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to stimulate
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to favor
    Synonym: favorecer
  4. (intransitive) to exhale

Conjugation

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