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burlar

burlar

Portuguese

Verb

burlar (first-person singular present indicative burlo, past participle burlado)

  1. (transitive) to cheat; to swindle
  2. (transitive) to circumvent (to avoid having to follow a rule)
  3. (transitive with de) to mock, to ridicule

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Spanish

Etymology

From the noun burla (taunt), from Latin burrae (nonsense), plural of burra (type of small cow; shaggy garment).

Verb

burlar (first-person singular present burlo, first-person singular preterite burlé, past participle burlado)

  1. (reflexive) to mock
  2. (transitive) to trick, to outwit, to deceive

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