mancar

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to limp (to walk lamely, as if favouring one leg)
2. (rare, transitive) to lame (to cause someone to be lame)
3. (Brazil, pronominal, slang) to make oneself scarce; to leave
4. (dated, intransitive, slang) to miss (to fail to attend)
5. (Brazil, colloquial, pronominal) to notice one's own actions as appropriate or not; to read the room.

Concepts

limp

hitch

hobble

gimp

Synonyms

coxear

funcionar

Translations

boiter

hinken

zoppicare

lahmen

humpeln

boitiller

coixejar

hinken

κουτσαίνω

arrancare

claudicare

espear

cojear

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/

Etymology

From manco (“lame”) + -ar.