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Etymology
From sal + picar.
Pronunciation
Verb
salpicar (first-person singular present salpico, first-person singular preterite salpiquí, past participle salpicat)
- to sprinkle
Conjugation
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From sal + picar.
Pronunciation
Verb
salpicar (first-person singular present salpico, first-person singular preterite salpiquei, past participle salpicado)
- to salt (add salt to)
- Synonym: salgar
- to sprinkle (cover with small particles)
- Synonym: polvilhar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From sal + picar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /salpiˈkaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: sal‧pi‧car
Verb
salpicar (first-person singular present salpico, first-person singular preterite salpiqué, past participle salpicado)
- to splatter, splash
- to sprinkle, scatter
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of salpicar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive salpicar
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dative
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salpicarme
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salpicarte
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salpicarle, salpicarse
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salpicarnos
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salpicaros
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salpicarles, salpicarse
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accusative
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salpicarme
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salpicarte
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salpicarlo, salpicarla, salpicarse
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salpicarnos
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salpicaros
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salpicarlos, salpicarlas, salpicarse
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with gerund salpicando
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dative
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salpicándome
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salpicándote
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salpicándole, salpicándose
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salpicándonos
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salpicándoos
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salpicándoles, salpicándose
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accusative
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salpicándome
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salpicándote
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salpicándolo, salpicándola, salpicándose
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salpicándonos
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salpicándoos
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salpicándolos, salpicándolas, salpicándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative salpica
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dative
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salpícame
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salpícate
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salpícale
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salpícanos
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not used
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salpícales
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accusative
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salpícame
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salpícate
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salpícalo, salpícala
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salpícanos
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not used
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salpícalos, salpícalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative salpicá
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dative
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salpicame
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salpicate
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salpicale
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salpicanos
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not used
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salpicales
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accusative
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salpicame
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salpicate
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salpicalo, salpicala
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salpicanos
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not used
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salpicalos, salpicalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative salpique
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dative
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salpíqueme
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not used
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salpíquele, salpíquese
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salpíquenos
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not used
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salpíqueles
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accusative
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salpíqueme
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not used
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salpíquelo, salpíquela, salpíquese
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salpíquenos
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not used
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salpíquelos, salpíquelas
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with first-person plural imperative salpiquemos
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dative
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not used
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salpiquémoste
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salpiquémosle
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salpiquémonos
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salpiquémoos
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salpiquémosles
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accusative
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not used
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salpiquémoste
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salpiquémoslo, salpiquémosla
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salpiquémonos
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salpiquémoos
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salpiquémoslos, salpiquémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative salpicad
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dative
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salpicadme
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not used
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salpicadle
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salpicadnos
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salpicaos
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salpicadles
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accusative
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salpicadme
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not used
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salpicadlo, salpicadla
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salpicadnos
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salpicaos
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salpicadlos, salpicadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative salpiquen
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dative
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salpíquenme
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not used
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salpíquenle
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salpíquennos
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not used
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salpíquenles, salpíquense
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accusative
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salpíquenme
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not used
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salpíquenlo, salpíquenla
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salpíquennos
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not used
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salpíquenlos, salpíquenlas, salpíquense
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Derived terms
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