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Spanish
Etymology
From jalón + -ear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaloneˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ja‧lo‧ne‧ar
Verb
jalonear (first-person singular present jaloneo, first-person singular preterite jaloneé, past participle jaloneado)
- (transitive, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) to tug
- (transitive, Mexico) to haggle
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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