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branquear

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From branco +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /bɾɐ̃ˈkja(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃ˈkja(h)], /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃.keˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kiˈa(ɾ)/ [bɾɐ̃.kɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /bɾɐ̃ˈkja(ɾ)/, /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃.kɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /bɾɐ̃ˈkja(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃ˈkja(χ)], /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃.keˈa(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kiˈa(ɻ)/ [bɾɐ̃.kɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /bɾɐ̃ˈkja(ɻ)/, /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ɻ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.keˈa(ʁ)/ [bɾɐ̃.keˈa(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: bran‧que‧ar

Verb

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branquear (first-person singular present branqueio, first-person singular preterite branqueei, past participle branqueado)

  1. to bleach, to whiten (to make white or whiter)
    Synonym: embranquecer
  2. (money) to launder (to disguise the source of)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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