berrar

Etymology

Either imitative or from a Latin root *verrāre, from verres (“boar”)^[1]. Compare Spanish berrear and Romanian zbiera.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [bɯ.ˈʀaɾ]
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): [be.ˈʁa(ɹ)], IPA^(key): [be.ˈhaɹ]
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [be.ˈʁa(ɻ)], IPA^(key): [be.ˈhaɻ]
• (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): [be.ˈʀaɾ]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [be.ˈha(χ)]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [be.ˈhaː]

Verb

berrar (first-person singular present indicative berro, past participle berrado)

1. to yell loudly or angrily, to scream
2. to weep loudly
3. to play a blowing horn (berrante)
4. to make sound by certain animal (such as calves, goats and buffalos)

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