esgar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French esgart (look) (French égard).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧gar

Noun

esgar m (plural esgares)

  1. grimace
    • 1884, Aluísio Azevedo, “X”, in Filomena Borges:
      — Nada! Não tenho nada! respondia a mulher com um esgar fastidioso. Quero apenas que me deixem!... Que me não apoquentem com perguntas!...
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  2. smirk

Synonyms

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