Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since 1807. From es- +‎ perna (leg) +‎ -ear.

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espernear (first-person singular present esperneo, first-person singular preterite esperneei, past participle esperneado)
espernear (first-person singular present esperneio, first-person singular preterite esperneei, past participle esperneado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (intransitive) to kick; to vigorously agitate the legs, usually a child while sitting or lying down or another person to express great discontent or rage
    Synonym: pernear
    • 1807, anonymous author, Segundo diálogo dos esterqueiros:
      O santo Apostolo xa sabe
      que cando aforcan a un home
      non lle privan que espernee
      The Holy Apostle already knows
      that when they hang a man
      they do not deprive him from kicking

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From es- +‎ perna (leg) +‎ -ear. Compare Galician espernear

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.peʁ.neˈa(ʁ)/ [is.peɦ.neˈa(h)], /es.peʁ.neˈa(ʁ)/ [es.peɦ.neˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.peɾ.neˈa(ɾ)/, /es.peɾ.neˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.peʁ.neˈa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.peʁ.neˈa(χ)], /eʃ.peʁ.neˈa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.peʁ.neˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.peɻ.neˈa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧per‧ne‧ar

Verb

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espernear (first-person singular present esperneio, first-person singular preterite esperneei, past participle esperneado)

  1. (intransitive) to kick; to vigorously agitate the legs, usually a child while sitting or lying down or another person to express great discontent or rage
  2. (figurative) to protest, express personal revolt or discontent

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