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pestanejar.

to blink

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/pes.ta.neˈʒa(ʁ)/Brazil[pes.ta.neˈʒa(h)]Brazil/pes.ta.neˈʒa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/peʃ.ta.neˈʒa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to blink

    intransitive

  2. to hesitate

    figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese pestana Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Old Galician-Portuguese -ejar Portuguese -ejar Portuguese pestanejar From pestana + -ejar.

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