bancar

Portuguese

Etymology

banco + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɐ̃ᵑˈkaɾ/, /bɐ̃ᵑˈkaχ/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧car

Verb

bancar (first-person singular present indicative banco, past participle bancado)

  1. (transitive) to fund, to finance
  2. (colloquial, copulative) to behave like [some kind of person], to play.

Usage notes

  • The copulative sense is followed by the definite article, e.g. bancar o conquistador (play the conqueror).

Conjugation

References

  • HOUAISS, Antônio and DE SALLES VILLAR, Mauro Minidicionário Houaiss da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2008.

Spanish

Etymology

From banca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈkaɾ/, [bãŋˈkaɾ]

Verb

bancar (first-person singular present banco, first-person singular preterite banqué, past participle bancado)

  1. (Argentina, Uruguay) to finance, pay for
  2. (Argentina, Uruguay, reflexive) to stand, to put up with
    Synonyms: soportar, aguantar

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.

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