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espreitar.

to peek at; to peer (to observe while hidden)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[is.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil/es.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[es.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil
  1. to peek at; to peer (to observe while hidden)

    transitive
  2. to lurk (to move about in hiding)

    intransitive
  3. to analyse; to examine (to inspect carefully or critically)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese espreitar, probably from Vulgar Latin *explicitāre, frequentative of explicāre.

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