faxinar

Portuguese

Etymology

From faxina +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.ʃiˈna(ʁ)/ [fa.ʃiˈna(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.ʃiˈnaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.ʃiˈna.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: fa‧xi‧nar

Verb

faxinar (first-person singular present faxino, first-person singular preterite faxinei, past participle faxinado)

  1. to bottom the house (to clean a house extremely thoroughly)
  2. to set up fascines in a location

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • faxinagem

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