dedetizar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.de.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [de.de.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.de.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.de.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [de.de.t͡ʃiˈza(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /de.de.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: de‧de‧ti‧zar
Verb
dedetizar (first-person singular present dedetizo, first-person singular preterite dedetizei, past participle dedetizado)
- to apply chemicals, such as DDT, that kill or drive away insects
- Synonym: desinsetizar
Conjugation
Conjugation of dedetizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “dedetizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “dedetizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026