espoucar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• espocar

Etymology

Uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeia.

Verb

espoucar (first-person singular present espouco, first-person singular preterite espouquei, past participle espoucado)

1. to pop, burst or flash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of espoucar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	espoucar
Personal	espoucar	espoucares	espoucar	espoucarmos	espoucardes	espoucarem
Gerund
	espoucando
Past participle
Masculine	espoucado			espoucados
Feminine	espoucada			espoucadas
Indicative
Present	espouco	espoucas	espouca	espoucamos	espoucais	espoucam
Imperfect	espoucava	espoucavas	espoucava	espoucávamos	espoucáveis	espoucavam
Preterite	espouquei	espoucaste	espoucou	espoucamos1, espoucámos2	espoucastes	espoucaram
Pluperfect	espoucara	espoucaras	espoucara	espoucáramos	espoucáreis	espoucaram
Future	espoucarei	espoucarás	espoucará	espoucaremos	espoucareis	espoucarão
Conditional	espoucaria	espoucarias	espoucaria	espoucaríamos	espoucaríeis	espoucariam
Subjunctive
Present	espouque	espouques	espouque	espouquemos	espouqueis	espouquem
Imperfect	espoucasse	espoucasses	espoucasse	espoucássemos	espoucásseis	espoucassem
Future	espoucar	espoucares	espoucar	espoucarmos	espoucardes	espoucarem
Imperative
Affirmative		espouca	espouque	espouquemos	espoucai	espouquem
Negative (não)		não espouques	não espouque	não espouquemos	não espouqueis	não espouquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

• estalar, estourar, pipocar