expectorar

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin expectorāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

expectorar (first-person singular present expectoro, first-person singular preterite expectorí, past participle expectorat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to expectorate (to cough up fluid from the lungs)

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Portuguese

Verb

expectorar (first-person singular present expectoro, first-person singular preterite expectorei, past participle expectorado)

  1. to expectorate (to cough up fluid from the lungs)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡspeɡtoˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧pec‧to‧rar

Verb

expectorar (first-person singular present expectoro, first-person singular preterite expectoré, past participle expectorado)

  1. (transitive) to expectorate (to cough up fluid from the lungs)

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