Polyglot Dictionary

alcunhar

/awkũˈɲaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
alcunho
preterite (eu)
alcunhei
past participle
alcunhado

Meaning

  1. to nickname

    • Alcunharam-no de Zé.

      They nicknamed him Zé.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apelidar

apelidar is the everyday common word for "to nickname"; alcunhar is more formal or literary, sometimes with a mocking connotation.

Practice

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