zicar

Portuguese

Etymology

From zica +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: zi‧car

Verb

zicar (first-person singular present zico, first-person singular preterite ziquei, past participle zicado)

  1. (São Paulo, slang, transitive) to inflict bad luck

Conjugation

Further reading

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