Polyglot Dictionary

bebericar

/bebeɾiˈkaɾ/

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)
beberico
preterite (eu)
beberiquei
past participle
bebericado

Meaning

  1. to sip

    • Bebericou o vinho.

      He sipped the wine.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sorver

sorver is more about slowly savoring a sip, and can also mean "to absorb" more broadly; bebericar is more about taking small sips repeatedly — both mean "to sip."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sorber

sorber is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sip."

Practice

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