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gretar

Portuguese, verb/ɡɾeˈta(ʁ)/

gretar is spelled G-R-E-T-A-R (6 letters). Gretar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to split or crack open” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “abrir gretas, fender”.

What does gretar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to split or crack open

  2. 2

    to split, to tear

  3. 3

    to become unattached

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

verb: 1. abrir gretas, fender

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 gretar

  • greto first-person present singular
  • gretei first-person preterite singular
  • gretado participle past
  • gretares infinitive second-person singular
  • gretarmos first-person infinitive plural
  • gretardes infinitive plural second-person
  • gretarem infinitive plural third-person
  • gretando gerund
  • gretados masculine participle past
  • gretada feminine participle past
  • gretadas feminine participle past
  • gretas indicative present second-person
  • greta indicative present singular
  • gretamos first-person indicative plural
  • gretais indicative plural present
  • gretam indicative plural present
  • gretava first-person imperfect indicative
  • gretavas imperfect indicative second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gretar?

  • Brazil /ɡɾeˈta(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [ɡɾeˈta(h)]
  • Portugal /ɡɾɨ.ˈtaɾ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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