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chamar.

to call; to summon (to ask someone to come)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃaˈma(ʁ)/Brazil[ʃaˈma(h)]Brazil/ʃaˈma(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ʃaˈma(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to call; to summon (to ask someone to come)

    transitive
    Há uma partida amanhã, chamem os seus/vossos amigos.
  2. to call, to name (to use as the name of)

    transitive
    Os botânicos chamam àquele tipo de árvore (de) gimnosperma.
    chamar alguém de verdadeiro amigo
  3. to call, to label

    derogatory · transitive
    Eles o chamaram de idiota, de mentiroso.
    Chamaram-me feio na escola.
  4. to be called (to have a specific name)

    pronominal · transitive
    Olá, chamo-me Pedro.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chamar, from Latin clāmāre (“to cry out”). Doublet of clamar, a learned borrowing. Cognate with Galician chamar, Catalan clamar, Italian chiamare and Spanish llamar.

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