recear

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese recear, from Latin re- + cēlāre (I hide, I keep a secret). Cognates include Galician recear and Spanish recelar.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ˈsjaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: re‧ce‧ar

Verb

recear (first-person singular present indicative receio, past participle receado)

  1. to fear, dread
  2. to suspect

Conjugation

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