devorar

Etymology

From Latin dēvorāre, present active infinitive of dēvorō.

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, past participle devorat)

1. to devour
2. (colloquial) to pig out, to gorge

Etymology

Borrowed from English devour, French dévorer, Spanish devorar, all from Latin dēvorō (“I devour”).

Verb

devorar (present tense devoras, past tense devoris, future tense devoros, imperative devorez, conditional devorus)

1. to devour; to eat greedily

Conjugation

    Conjugation of devorar

		present		past		future
infinitive		devorar		devorir		devoror
tense		devoras		devoris		devoros
conditional		devorus
imperative		devorez
adjective active participle		devoranta		devorinta		devoronta
adverbial active participle		devorante		devorinte		devoronte
nominal active participle	singular	devoranto		devorinto		devoronto
	plural	devoranti		devorinti		devoronti
adjective passive participle		devorata		devorita		devorota
adverbial passive participle		devorate		devorite		devorote
nominal passive participle	singular	devorato		devorito		devoroto
	plural	devorati		devoriti		devoroti

Etymology

From Latin dēvorāre, present active infinitive of dēvorō (“I devour”), from vorō (“I devour”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌde.vo.ˈɾa(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌde.vo.ˈɾa(ɻ)/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˌde.vo.ˈɾa(χ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/
• Hyphenation: de‧vo‧rar

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present indicative devoro, past participle devorado)

1. to devour (to eat greedily)
2. (of books) to read many books in a short time (when studying for a test)

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devoré, past participle devorado)

1. to devour