Polyglot Dictionary

chamuscar

/ʃamusˈkaɾ/

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)
chamusco
preterite (eu)
chamusquei
past participle
chamuscado

Meaning

  1. to scorch

    • Chamuscou o cabelo.

      He singed his hair.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abrasar

abrasar is more intense, to burn or scorch completely, to blaze; chamuscar is more superficial, to singe or lightly scorch.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

abrasar

abrasar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to scorch."

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