Polyglot Dictionary

carimbar

/kaɾĩˈbaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
carimbo
preterite (eu)
carimbei
past participle
carimbado

Meaning

  1. to stamp

    • Carimbou o documento.

      He stamped the document.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

timbrar

timbrar is more about embossing or letterhead-stamping, formal, like a company letterhead; carimbar is more general everyday stamping, like a rubber stamp or passport stamp.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

timbrar

timbrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to stamp."

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