pocar
Portuguese, verb/poˈka(ʁ)/
pocar is spelled P-O-C-A-R (5 letters). Pocar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to burst; to pop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pipocar, arrebentar, estourar”.
What does pocar mean in English?
verb
- 1
Brazilto burst; to pop
- 2
Brazilto strike or hit forcefully
- 3
Brazilslangto leave; to take off
- 4
Brazilslangto work out; to go well
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. pipocar, arrebentar, estourar 2. dar-se bem 3. bater em algo com força
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 pocar
- poco first-person present singular
- poquei first-person preterite singular
- pocado participle past
- pocando gerund
- pocas singular second-person indicative
- poca singular third-person indicative
- pocamos plural first-person indicative
- pocais plural second-person indicative
- pocam plural third-person indicative
- pocava singular first-person indicative
- pocavas singular second-person indicative
- pocávamos plural first-person indicative
- pocáveis plural second-person indicative
- pocavam plural third-person indicative
- pocaste singular second-person indicative
- pocou singular third-person indicative
- pocámos plural first-person indicative
- pocastes plural second-person indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pocar?
- Brazil /poˈka(ʁ)/
- Brazil [poˈka(h)]
- /poˈka(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.