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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + lechuga (“lettuce”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alet͡ʃuˈɡaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧le‧chu‧gar
Verb
alechugar (first-person singular present alechugo, first-person singular preterite alechugué, past participle alechugado)
- (transitive) to fold, to pleat
2015 November 25, “Madonna sigue reinando”, in El País:Madonna saludó en castellano y antes de la tercera pieza, Burnin Up se desproveyó mediante un tirón del vestido rojo, mostró corpiño con algo parecido a una gorguera no alechugada y piernas engastadas en medias y botas negras.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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