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cutucar

to poke, to prod

k u t u k a ɾ
cutuc to poke, to prod + ar 1st/3rd person singular future subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #40,821
to poke, to prod Can also be used figuratively, as in stirring up an old wound or provoking someone.
PO: Não gosto de cutucar o cachorro enquanto ele come.
EN: I don't like to poke the dog while it's eating.
Conjugation of cutucar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third cutucou —
cutucar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First cutucar —
Third cutucar —

Como médico, deveria saber que é perigoso cutucar velhas feridas.

As a doctor, you should know that it's dangerous to pick at old wounds.

— Jornada nas Estrelas II: A Ira de Khan (1982)

Pare de me cutucar no Facebook!

Stop poking me on Facebook!

Provocar Fadil era cutucar com vara curta um touro bravo.

Provoking Fadil was like poking a wild bull with a short stick.

"Ninguém menos que o Führer para cutucar a ferida."

No one less than the Führer to rub salt in the wound.

— Ele Está de Volta (2015)

Sounds similar to

colocar k u l u k a ɾ