"começar" meaning in Portuguese

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Verb

IPA: /ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [ko.meˈsa(h)] [Brazil], /ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [ko.meˈsa(h)] [Brazil], /ko.meˈsa(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ko.meˈsa(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ko.meˈsa(ɻ)/ [Southern-Brazil], /ku.mɨˈsaɾ/ [Portugal], /ku.mɨˈsaɾ/ [Portugal], /ku.mɨˈsa.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese começar, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre. Compare Galician comezar. It has been supposed that the Portuguese form developed via an unattested *comẽeçar, but this appears unlikely. The loss of /n/ was likely due to analogy with the synonym empeçar (cf. Spanish comenzar, diphthongally influenced by empezar). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|começar|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese começar, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|começar}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese começar, {{inh|pt|VL.|*cominitiāre}} Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, {{m|la|com-}} com-, {{inh|pt|la|initiō|initiāre}} Latin initiāre, {{cog|gl|comezar}} Galician comezar, {{m|roa-opt|*comẽeçar}} *comẽeçar, {{m|pt|empeçar}} empeçar, {{cog|es|comenzar}} Spanish comenzar, {{m|es|empezar}} empezar Head templates: {{pt-verb}} começar (first-person singular present começo, first-person singular preterite comecei, past participle começado) Inflection templates: {{pt-conj}} Forms: começo [first-person, present, singular], comecei [first-person, preterite, singular], começado [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], começar [impersonal, infinitive], começar [first-person, infinitive, singular], começares [infinitive, second-person, singular], começar [infinitive, singular, third-person], começarmos [first-person, infinitive, plural], começardes [infinitive, plural, second-person], começarem [infinitive, plural, third-person], começando [gerund], começado [masculine, participle, past, singular], começados [masculine, participle, past, plural], começada [feminine, participle, past, singular], começadas [feminine, participle, past, plural], começo [first-person, indicative, present, singular], começas [indicative, present, second-person, singular], começa [indicative, present, singular, third-person], começamos [first-person, indicative, plural, present], começais [indicative, plural, present, second-person], começam [indicative, plural, present, third-person], começava [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], começavas [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], começava [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], começávamos [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], começáveis [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], começavam [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], comecei [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], começaste [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], começou [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], começamos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], começámos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], começastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], começaram [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], começara [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, singular], começaras [indicative, pluperfect, second-person, singular], começara [indicative, pluperfect, singular, third-person], começáramos [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, plural], começáreis [indicative, pluperfect, plural, second-person], começaram [indicative, pluperfect, plural, third-person], começarei [first-person, future, indicative, singular], começarás [future, indicative, second-person, singular], começará [future, indicative, singular, third-person], começaremos [first-person, future, indicative, plural], começareis [future, indicative, plural, second-person], começarão [future, indicative, plural, third-person], começaria [conditional, first-person, singular], começarias [conditional, second-person, singular], começaria [conditional, singular, third-person], começaríamos [conditional, first-person, plural], começaríeis [conditional, plural, second-person], começariam [conditional, plural, third-person], comece [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], comeces [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], comece [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], comecemos [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], comeceis [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], comecem [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], começasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], começasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], começasse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], começássemos [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], começásseis [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], começassem [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], começar [first-person, future, singular, subjunctive], começares [future, second-person, singular, subjunctive], começar [future, singular, subjunctive, third-person], começarmos [first-person, future, plural, subjunctive], começardes [future, plural, second-person, subjunctive], começarem [future, plural, subjunctive, third-person], começa [imperative, second-person, singular], comece [imperative, singular, third-person], comecemos [first-person, imperative, plural], começai [imperative, plural, second-person], comecem [imperative, plural, third-person], não comeces [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], não comece [imperative, negative, singular, third-person], não comecemos [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], não comeceis [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], não comecem [imperative, negative, plural, third-person]
  1. (intransitive) to start; to begin; to commence Tags: intransitive Synonyms: iniciar, principiar
    Sense id: en-começar-pt-verb-pt:to_begin_intransitive
  2. (transitive) to begin; to start to do Tags: transitive Synonyms: iniciar, principiar
    Sense id: en-começar-pt-verb-pt:to_begin_transitive
  3. (transitive) to start; to initiate (to cause something to begin) Tags: transitive Synonyms: iniciar, inicializar
    Sense id: en-começar-pt-verb-pt:to_initiate
  4. (auxiliary with a or por (less common) and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to begin [to] Tags: auxiliary Synonyms: principiar
    Sense id: en-começar-pt-verb-pt:to_begin_auxiliary Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-ç alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 28 50 7 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 13 12 24 39 12 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-ç alternation: 15 15 24 31 15
  5. (intransitive) to begin (to have a first experience) Tags: intransitive Synonyms: principiar
    Sense id: en-começar-pt-verb-pt:to_have_a_first_experience
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: commeçar [obsolete] Related terms: começador, começante, começo, iniciar

Inflected forms

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      "form": "começava",
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        "indicative",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "começaste",
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        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "começou",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "indicative",
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        "second-person"
      ]
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        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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        "third-person"
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "começaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "começarias",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começaríamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começaríeis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começariam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comeces",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comecemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começassem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começar",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começardes",
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        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "começarem",
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        "third-person"
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "comecemos",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "começai",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "comecem",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "não comeces",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "não comece",
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        "negative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "não comecemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "não comeceis",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "não comecem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "word": "acabar"
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        {
          "english": "Keep quiet, the movie is going to start soon!",
          "text": "Fique quieto, o filme já vai começar!",
          "type": "example"
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          "word": "principiar"
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        "intransitive"
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          "word": "terminar"
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        {
          "english": "I will start the English lesson talking about irregular verbs.",
          "text": "Vou começar a lição de inglês falando sobre verbos irregulares.",
          "type": "example"
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          "word": "acabar com"
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          "word": "terminar"
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          "word": "finalizar"
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        {
          "word": "fechar"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Press play to start the video.",
          "text": "Aperte play para começar o vídeo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The occurrence started a debate about crime.",
          "text": "O acontecimento começou um debate sobre o crime.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to start; to initiate (to cause something to begin)"
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          "start",
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        "(transitive) to start; to initiate (to cause something to begin)"
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        "pt:to initiate"
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        {
          "word": "iniciar"
        },
        {
          "word": "inicializar"
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        "transitive"
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          "word": "terminar de"
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        {
          "word": "parar de"
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        {
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        {
          "english": "A brat began to scream / began screaming.",
          "text": "Um pirralho começou a gritar.",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "I don't know how to cook yet, but I started with some simple foods.",
          "text": "Não sei cozinhar ainda, mas comecei com alguns pratos simples.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to begin (to have a first experience)"
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        "(intransitive) to begin (to have a first experience)"
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        {
          "word": "principiar"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko.meˈsa(h)]",
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        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/",
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      "ipa": "[ko.meˈsa(h)]",
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        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ɾ)/",
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        "São-Paulo"
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      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko.meˈsa(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ɻ)/",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku.mɨˈsaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku.mɨˈsaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ku.mɨˈsa.ɾi/",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        "obsolete"
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    }
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    "Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico",
    "Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch"
  ],
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}
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    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese verbs",
    "Portuguese verbs ending in -ar",
    "Portuguese verbs with c-ç alternation"
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "com-"
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      "name": "m"
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        "4": "initiāre"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-opt",
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      "args": {
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        "past"
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        "class"
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      "form": "começar",
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        "impersonal",
        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "começar",
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        "infinitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "começares",
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        "infinitive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "começar",
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        "infinitive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "começarmos",
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        "first-person",
        "infinitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começardes",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começarem",
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        "infinitive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "começando",
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      "tags": [
        "gerund"
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      "form": "começado",
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        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "começados",
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        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "começada",
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        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "começadas",
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        "feminine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "começas",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "começa",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "começamos",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "começais",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "começam",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "começava",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "começavas",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "começava",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "começáveis",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "começavam",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "comecei",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começou",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começamos",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começámos",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começastes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começaram",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "começara",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começaras",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começara",
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        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começáramos",
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      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começáreis",
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        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começaram",
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        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começarei",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começarás",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começará",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "plural",
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        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "comecem",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "começasse",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começasse",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começássemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começásseis",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começassem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começar",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começares",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começar",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "começa",
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comece",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "comecemos",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "começai",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comecem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "não comeces",
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        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não comece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não comecemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não comeceis",
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        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não comecem",
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        "negative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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          "word": "acabar"
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        }
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        {
          "english": "I will start the English lesson talking about irregular verbs.",
          "text": "Vou começar a lição de inglês falando sobre verbos irregulares.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "begin"
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          "start"
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        "(transitive) to begin; to start to do"
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          "word": "acabar com"
        },
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          "word": "terminar"
        },
        {
          "word": "finalizar"
        },
        {
          "word": "fechar"
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        {
          "english": "Press play to start the video.",
          "text": "Aperte play para começar o vídeo.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The occurrence started a debate about crime.",
          "text": "O acontecimento começou um debate sobre o crime.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to start; to initiate (to cause something to begin)"
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        "(transitive) to start; to initiate (to cause something to begin)"
      ],
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          "word": "iniciar"
        },
        {
          "word": "inicializar"
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    },
    {
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          "word": "terminar de"
        },
        {
          "word": "parar de"
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        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "A brat began to scream / began screaming.",
          "text": "Um pirralho começou a gritar.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "(auxiliary with a or por (less common) and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to begin [to]",
        "to begin"
      ],
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        [
          "a",
          "a#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "por",
          "por#Portuguese"
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          "begin",
          "begin"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary with a or por (less common) and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to begin [to]"
      ],
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        "with a or por (less common) and a verb in the impersonal infinitive"
      ],
      "senseid": [
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "principiar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "terminar"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese intransitive verbs",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't know how to cook yet, but I started with some simple foods.",
          "text": "Não sei cozinhar ainda, mas comecei com alguns pratos simples.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to begin (to have a first experience)"
      ],
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        [
          "begin",
          "begin"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to begin (to have a first experience)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:to have a first experience"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "principiar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko.meˈsa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko.meˈsa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko.meˈsa(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ko.meˈsa(ɻ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku.mɨˈsaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku.mɨˈsaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku.mɨˈsa.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
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      "word": "commeçar"
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico",
    "Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch"
  ],
  "word": "começar"
}

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