jiboiar

Portuguese

Etymology

From jiboia (large tropical American snake) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒi.bojˈa(ʁ)/ [ʒi.boɪ̯ˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒi.bojˈa(ɾ)/ [ʒi.boɪ̯ˈa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒi.bojˈa(ʁ)/ [ʒi.boɪ̯ˈa(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ʒi.bojˈa(ɻ)/ [ʒi.boɪ̯ˈa(ɻ)]

Verb

jiboiar (first-person singular present jiboio, first-person singular preterite jiboiei, past participle jiboiado)

  1. (Brazil, transitive) to nap off a heavy meal
    Ele comeu feijoada demais e agora está jiboiando o almoço
    He ate too much feijoada and is now sleeping off his lunch
  2. (Brazil, intransitive) to become sleepy or doze off after a heavy meal
  3. (Brazil, intransitive, figurative) to rest; to do nothing

Conjugation

Further reading

jiboiar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 jiboiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026