explorar

explorar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explōrāre. First attested in 1495.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əks.pluˈɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əks.ploˈɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [eks.ploˈɾaɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ), -a
  • Hyphenation: ex‧plo‧rar
  • Homophone: explorà (except Valencian)

Verb

explorar (first-person singular present exploro, first-person singular preterite explorí, past participle explorat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. to explore

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ explorar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eksplɔˈɾaɾ/ [eks̺.plɔˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: ex‧plo‧rar

Verb

explorar (first-person singular present exploro, first-person singular preterite explorei, past participle explorado)

  1. to explore

Conjugation

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin explorāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

explorar

  1. (transitive) to explore

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin explōrāre.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ploˈɾa(ʁ)/ [is.ploˈɾa(h)], /es.ploˈɾa(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈɾa(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.ploˈɾa(ɾ)/, /es.ploˈɾa(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ploˈɾa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ploˈɾa(χ)], /eʃ.ploˈɾa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ploˈɾa(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /is.ploˈɾa(ɻ)/, /es.ploˈɾa(ɻ)/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ploˈɾa(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈɾa(h)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈɾaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pluˈɾaɾ/
      • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈɾaɾ/, /ejʃ.pluˈɾaɾ/
      • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈɾaɾ/, /ejʃ.pluˈɾaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈɾa.ɾi/, /eʃ.pluˈɾa.ɾi/

    Verb

    explorar (first-person singular present exploro, first-person singular preterite explorei, past participle explorado)

    1. to explore
    2. to exploit
    3. to discover
    4. to research

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

      From Latin explorāre.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /eɡsploˈɾaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.ploˈɾaɾ]
      • IPA(key): (informal) /esploˈɾaɾ/ [es.ploˈɾaɾ]
      • Rhymes: -aɾ
      • Syllabification: ex‧plo‧rar

      Verb

      explorar (first-person singular present exploro, first-person singular preterite exploré, past participle explorado)

      1. to explore

      Conjugation

      Further reading