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Spanish
Etymology
From pelota (“ball”) + -ear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peloteˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pe‧lo‧te‧ar
Verb
pelotear (first-person singular present peloteo, first-person singular preterite peloteé, past participle peloteado)
- (sports) to have an informal game, play for fun
- (tennis) to knock up
- (tennis) to kick a ball about
- (transitive) to twirl around, to swing about
- to bicker, argue
- (colloquial, intransitive) to suck up; brownnose
- Synonyms: hacer la pelota, lamer el culo
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