canetar

Portuguese

Etymology

From caneta +‎ -ar.

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Verb

canetar (first-person singular present caneto, first-person singular preterite canetei, past participle canetado)

  1. (Brazil, informal) to perform bureaucratic tasks (such as authenticating or sanctioning something) by means of a signature
  2. (Brazil, informal) to underline with a pen
  3. (Brazil, slang) to fine (to issue a fine as punishment)
  4. (Brazil, slang, regional) to report, to snitch

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