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alvejar.

to bleach; to whiten

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/aw.veˈʒa(ʁ)/Brazil[aʊ̯.veˈʒa(h)]Brazil/aw.veˈʒa(ɾ)/São-Paulo[aʊ̯.veˈʒa(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to bleach; to whiten

    intransitive
  2. to aim at

    transitive
  3. to shoot; to hit

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *albizāre. Senses 2 and 3 developed later. Derivable from alvo (“white; target”) + -ejar (verb-forming suffix).

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