abotoar

Portuguese

Etymology

A- + botão (button; bud) + -ar, from Old French boton.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bu.ˈtwaɾ/, [ɐ.βu.ˈtwaɾ]
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): [a.ˌbo.to.ˈa(ɾ)], [-ˈa(ɹ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): [a.ˌbo.to.ˈa(ɾ)], [-ˈa(ɻ)]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo‧to‧ar

Verb

abotoar (first-person singular present indicative abotoo, past participle abotoado)

  1. to button up (to fasten with a button or buttons)
    Abotoa tua camisa.
    Button up your shirt.
  2. (of a plant) to bud (to form buds)
    As rosas abotoaram.
    The roses have budded.
  3. (nautical) to connect things by looping it with rope

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • abotoação
  • abotoadeira
  • abotoado
  • abotoador
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