arrabalizar

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Spanish

Etymology

From arrabal +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /arabaliˈθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /arabaliˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧rra‧ba‧li‧zar

Verb

arrabalizar (first-person singular present arrabalizo, first-person singular preterite arrabalicé, past participle arrabalizado)

  1. (Dominican Republic) of a city, to expand in a haphazard way with shoddy or cheap construction; to suburbanize
    • 2016 November, “La Paola no ha llegado (“Laura ya no vive aquí”)”, in Listin Diario:
      Desconfiamos los unos de los otros en el barrio, el residencial, la torre o la esquina, mientras el país se arrabaliza institucionalmente y si lo duda, mire hacia el semáforo de su esquina.
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