bocejar

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from boquejar, from boca (mouth) + -ejar; or from Spanish bostezar, from Latin oscitāre.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.sɨ.ˈʒaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ce‧jar

Verb

bocejar (first-person singular present indicative bocejo, past participle bocejado)

  1. yawn (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Conjugation

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