abombar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abomˈbaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bom‧bar

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ bombo +‎ -ar.

Verb

abombar (first-person singular present abombo, first-person singular preterite abombé, past participle abombado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to stun
2. (reflexive, of food) to go bad, to spoil

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Etymology 2

From a- +‎ bomba +‎ -ar.

Verb

abombar (first-person singular present abombo, first-person singular preterite abombé, past participle abombado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to make round or convex; to bloat; to bulge
   • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:

     Era alto y enjuto. Sobre la abombada frente, manchada de pecas, los lustrosos cabellos negros se ondulaban señorilmente.

     He was tall and skinny. His lustrous black hair waved majestically over his bulging, freckled forehead.

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Further reading

• “abombar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014