soprar

Alternative forms

• assoprar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese soprar, *soplar, probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin sufflāre, present active infinitive of sufflō (“I blow, puff up, inflate”). Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *supplāre, *sopplāre.

Cognate with Galician soprar, Spanish soplar and Venetian supiar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpɾaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈpɾa(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: so‧prar

Verb

soprar (first-person singular present indicative sopro, past participle soprado)

1. to blow
2. to whisper