geleiar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.lejˈa(ʁ)/ [ʒe.leɪ̯ˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒe.lejˈa(ɾ)/ [ʒe.leɪ̯ˈa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒe.lejˈa(ʁ)/ [ʒe.leɪ̯ˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.lejˈa(ɻ)/ [ʒe.leɪ̯ˈa(ɻ)]

  • Hyphenation: ge‧lei‧ar

Etymology 1

From geleia (jelly) +‎ -ar.

Verb

geleiar (first-person singular present geleio, first-person singular preterite geleiei, past participle geleiado)

  1. (Brazil, rare) to put jelly on something

Etymology 2

From geleia (envy) +‎ -ar, a semantic loan from a 4chan slang.

Verb

geleiar (first-person singular present geleio, first-person singular preterite geleiei, past participle geleiado)

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang) to be jealous, to envy
    Synonym: invejar

Conjugation

Further reading

  • geleiar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062025