borboletear
Portuguese, verb/boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/
borboletear is spelled B-O-R-B-O-L-E-T-E-A-R (11 letters). Borboletear is a Portuguese verb meaning “to fly or move like a butterfly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does borboletear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to fly or move like a butterfly
- 2
to move around gracefully and without worries
- 3
to flit
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of borboletear
- borboleteio first-person present singular
- borboleteei first-person preterite singular
- borboleteado participle past
- borboleteares infinitive second-person singular
- borboletearmos first-person infinitive plural
- borboleteardes infinitive plural second-person
- borboletearem infinitive plural third-person
- borboleteando gerund
- borboleteados masculine participle past
- borboleteada feminine participle past
- borboleteadas feminine participle past
- borboleteias indicative present second-person
- borboleteia indicative present singular
- borboleteamos first-person indicative plural
- borboleteais indicative plural present
- borboleteiam indicative plural present
- borboleteava first-person imperfect indicative
- borboleteavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce borboletear?
- Brazil /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [boɦ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(h)]
- Brazil /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.