empacar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈka(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈka(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈka(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈka(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈka(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈka(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈka(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧pa‧car

Verb

empacar (first-person singular present empaco, first-person singular preterite empaquei, past participle empacado)

  1. to jib (to stop and refuse to proceed)
  2. (figurative) to stop growing or improving

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From em- +‎ paca (package; bundle) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empaˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pa‧car

Verb

empacar (first-person singular present empaco, first-person singular preterite empaqué, past participle empacado)

  1. (transitive) to pack, pack away, pack up
    ¿Quiere empacar el resto para llevar?Do you want to pack the rest to go?
  2. (Colombia, transitive) to anger
  3. (Argentina, Lunfardo) to get together
  4. (Argentina, Lunfardo) to save money
  5. (Argentina, Lunfardo) to deceive or fool in order to get something belonging to another
  6. (reflexive) to pack up

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