mascavar

Portuguese

Etymology

Old Portuguese mascabar, form of menoscabar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mas‧ca‧var

Verb

mascavar (first-person singular present indicative mascavo, past participle mascavado)

  1. to refine (sugar)
  2. to adulterate
  3. (figuratively) to mispronounce

Conjugation

Derived terms

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