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rezar.

to pray (to talk to a god)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁeˈza(ʁ)/Brazil[heˈza(h)]Brazil/ʁeˈza(ɾ)/São-Paulo[heˈza(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to pray (to talk to a god)

    intransitive
    Eles rezavam antes de chegar o carrasco.
  2. to pray (to recite a given prayer)

    transitive
    Rezei até muito tarde na igreja.
  3. to celebrate (to perform mass); the object is almost always missa (“mass”)

    transitive
    O padre já estava cansado de rezar tantas missas.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese rezar, from Latin recitāre (“to recite”), from re- + citō (“to call forth”). Doublet of recitar, a borrowing.

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