flamejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From flama + -ejar.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: fla‧me‧jar

Verb

flamejar (first-person singular present flamejo, first-person singular preterite flamejei, past participle flamejado)

  1. (intransitive) to burn in flames
    Synonyms: chamejar, queimar, arder
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to shine
    Synonyms: brilhar, resplandecer
  3. (cooking) to quickly pass through a flame after bathing in alcoholic liquid

Conjugation

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