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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus, the past participle of acuō. Compare Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare, Occitan agusar, Spanish aguzar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsaɾ/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡuˈsa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ɣuˈsa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧gu‧çar

Verb

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aguçar (first-person singular present aguço, first-person singular preterite agucei, past participle aguçado)

  1. to sharpen
    Synonyms: afiar, aparar
  2. to whet

Conjugation

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