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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + pucuyo + -ar + se. The first sense is derived from how the pucuyo bird seems to be squatting when perched. The other senses are derived from the first one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /apukuˈʝaɾse/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /apukuˈʃaɾse/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /apukuˈʒaɾse/
- Rhymes: -aɾse
- Syllabification: a‧pu‧cu‧yar‧se
Verb
apucuyarse (first-person singular present me apucuyo, first-person singular preterite me apucuyé, past participle apucuyado) (intransitive, pronominal, rustic)
- (Honduras, El Salvador) to squat
- (Honduras) to bend down, to lower oneself behind something
- (Honduras, El Salvador) to snuggle or nestle; to snug
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