bestar
Portuguese, verb/besˈta(ʁ)/
bestar is spelled B-E-S-T-A-R (6 letters). Bestar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to spout nonsense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “agir como uma besta, rudemente”.
What does bestar mean in English?
verb
- 1
Brazilcolloquialto spout nonsense
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. agir como uma besta, rudemente 2. dizer asneiras, portar-se inconvenientemente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bestar
- besto first-person present singular
- bestei first-person preterite singular
- bestado participle past
- bestares infinitive second-person singular
- bestarmos first-person infinitive plural
- bestardes infinitive plural second-person
- bestarem infinitive plural third-person
- bestando gerund
- bestados masculine participle past
- bestada feminine participle past
- bestadas feminine participle past
- bestas indicative present second-person
- besta indicative present singular
- bestamos first-person indicative plural
- bestais indicative plural present
- bestam indicative plural present
- bestava first-person imperfect indicative
- bestavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bestar?
- Brazil /besˈta(ʁ)/
- Brazil [besˈta(h)]
- /besˈta(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.