Polyglot Dictionary

chacoalhar

/ʃakwaˈʎaɾ/

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)
chacoalho
preterite (eu)
chacoalhei
past participle
chacoalhado

Meaning

  1. to shake

    • Chacoalhou a garrafa.

      He shook the bottle.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sacudir

chacoalhar and sacudir are close synonyms for "to shake"; chacoalhar is more colloquial.

Similar in other languages

French

secouer

secouer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to shake."

Practice

1 What does chacoalhar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches chacoalhar?

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