espetar

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Galician

Etymology

From espeto (spit; skewer).

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espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espetei, past participle espetado)

  1. (transitive) to spit (to impale on a spit); to skewer
    Synonym: espichar
  2. (transitive, figurative) to throw against; to ram
  3. (transitive) to drive; to thrust; to plant
    Synonym: chantar
  4. (transitive) to blurt; to reproach

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References

  • espet” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • espetar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • espetar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • espetar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • espetar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • espetar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

espetar

  1. to explode
  2. (figuratively) to explode
    espetar de rire - to explode with laughter

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Portuguese

Etymology

From espeto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espetei, past participle espetado)

  1. to spit (to impale on a spit)
  2. to prick; to pierce; to puncture
    Synonyms: furar, perfurar

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Spanish

Etymology

From espeto (skewer) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espeˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧tar

Verb

espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espeté, past participle espetado)

  1. to skewer
  2. (colloquial, figurative) to blurt out
    • 2016 December 15, Néstor Cenizo, “Así es el pueblo pitufo de Málaga cinco años después”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:
      "Queríamos saber si estarías interesados en cambiar el color del pueblo para promocionar una película", le espetó aquel comercial.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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