Polyglot Dictionary

alvoroçar

/awvoɾoˈsaɾ/

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)
alvoroço
preterite (eu)
alvorocei
past participle
alvoroçado

Meaning

  1. to excite

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

entusiasmar

alvoroçar means to excite or stir up, often a crowd, causing a commotion; entusiasmar means to excite positively, to fill with enthusiasm.

excitar

alvoroçar means to excite or stir up a crowd, causing a commotion; excitar means "to excite," but note it often carries a sexual connotation in Portuguese, unlike the neutral English "excite" — worth knowing to avoid an awkward mistake.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

excitar

excitar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to excite."

Spanish

ilusionar

ilusionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to excite."

Practice

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