sonegar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin subnegāre, from sub- + negō.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.neˈɡa(ʁ)/ [so.neˈɡa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /so.neˈɡa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /so.neˈɡa(ʁ)/ [so.neˈɡa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /so.neˈɡa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.nɨˈɡaɾ/ [su.nɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /su.nɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [su.nɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: so‧ne‧gar

Verb

sonegar (first-person singular present sonego, first-person singular preterite soneguei, past participle sonegado)

  1. to unduly hide or omit (usually an information)
  2. (finance) to commit tax evasion

Usage notes

When referring to tax evasion, sonegar may be transitive, with the object being the noun meaning tax, such as imposto(s) or tributo(s).

Conjugation

References

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