# fotocopiar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From fotocòpia +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [fu.tu.ku.piˈa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [fo.to.ko.piˈa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [fo.to.ko.piˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

fotocopiar (first-person singular present fotocopio, first-person singular preterite fotocopií, past participle fotocopiat)
* (transitive) to photocopy (make a copy using a photocopier)

#### Related terms

* fotocopiadora

### Further reading

* “fotocopiar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “fotocopiar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “fotocopiar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Galician
### Etymology

From fotocopia +‎ -ar.

### Verb

fotocopiar (first-person singular present fotocopio, first-person singular preterite fotocopiei, past participle fotocopiado) fotocopiar (first-person singular present fotocopio, first-person singular preterite fotocopiei, past participle fotocopiado, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive) to photocopy (make a copy using a photocopier)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* fotocopiadora

### Further reading

* “fotocopiar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “fotocopiar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From fotocópia +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌfɔ.to.ko.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.ko.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(ʁ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌfɔ.to.ko.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.ko.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(ʁ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˌfɔ.to.ko.piˈa(ɾ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.ko.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˌfɔ.to.ko.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.ko.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(ʁ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌfɔ.to.ko.piˈa(ɻ)/ [ˌfɔ.to.ko.pɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˌfɔ.to.koˈpja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌfɔ.tɔ.kuˈpjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌfɔ.tɔ.kuˈpjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˌfɔ.tɔ.kuˈpja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: fo‧to‧co‧pi‧ar

### Verb

fotocopiar (first-person singular present fotocopio, first-person singular preterite fotocopiei, past participle fotocopiado)
* (transitive) to photocopy (make a copy using a photocopier)
    Synonym: (Brazil) xerocar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* fotocopiadora

### Further reading

* “fotocopiar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “fotocopiar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “fotocopiar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “fotocopiar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “fotocopiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From fotocopia +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fotokoˈpjaɾ/ [fo.t̪o.koˈpjaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: fo‧to‧co‧piar

### Verb

fotocopiar (first-person singular present fotocopio, first-person singular preterite fotocopié, past participle fotocopiado)
* (transitive) to photocopy (make a copy using a photocopier)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* fotocopiadora

### Further reading

* “fotocopiar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10