escutar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier escuitar, from Old Galician-Portuguese ascuitar, ascoitar, from Latin auscultāre (to listen), doublet of auscultar. Compare Spanish escuchar and Galician escoitar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kuˈta(ʁ)/ [is.kuˈta(h)], /es.kuˈta(ʁ)/ [es.kuˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.kuˈta(ɾ)/, /es.kuˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kuˈta(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kuˈta(χ)], /eʃ.kuˈta(ʁ)/ [eʃ.kuˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kuˈta(ɻ)/

Verb

escutar (first-person singular present escuto, first-person singular preterite escutei, past participle escutado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to listen to; to hear (to perceive sound)
    Synonym: ouvir

Conjugation

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