rentear

Portuguese

Etymology

From rente (close) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁẽ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [hẽ.teˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁẽ.teˈa(ɾ)/ [hẽ.teˈa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁẽ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [χẽ.teˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁẽ.teˈa(ɻ)/ [hẽ.teˈa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈtjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈtja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ren‧te‧ar

Verb

rentear (first-person singular present renteio, first-person singular preterite renteei, past participle renteado)

  1. to shear (remove hair from sheep)
  2. to crop (cut hair short)
    Synonyms: tosar, tosquiar

Conjugation