alcatear
Portuguese, verb/aw.ka.teˈa(ʁ)/
alcatear is spelled A-L-C-A-T-E-A-R (8 letters). Alcatear is a Portuguese verb meaning “to gather or force (wolves) into a wolfpack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does alcatear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to gather or force (wolves) into a wolfpack
- 2
to form a wolfpack (of wolves)
- 3
to form a gang, to gang together
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of alcatear
- alcateio first-person present singular
- alcateei first-person preterite singular
- alcateado participle past
- alcateares infinitive second-person singular
- alcatearmos first-person infinitive plural
- alcateardes infinitive plural second-person
- alcatearem infinitive plural third-person
- alcateando gerund
- alcateados masculine participle past
- alcateada feminine participle past
- alcateadas feminine participle past
- alcateias indicative present second-person
- alcateia indicative present singular
- alcateamos first-person indicative plural
- alcateais indicative plural present
- alcateiam indicative plural present
- alcateava first-person imperfect indicative
- alcateavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alcatear?
- Brazil /aw.ka.teˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ka.teˈa(h)]
- Brazil /aw.ka.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.