vapular

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vāpulō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bapuˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: va‧pu‧lar

Verb

vapular (first-person singular present vapulo, first-person singular preterite vapulé, past participle vapulado)

  1. to beat, thrash.
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 9:
      En ella topó con un antiguo deudor suyo, muerto hacía mucho tiempo, el cual le molío las costillas con un bastón, en desquite de lo que le había importunado en vida. Cumplido su venganza, el Brujo pagó la deuda en brillantes y sonantes monedas de oro, que el vapulado acreedor se apresuró a guardar, sin hacer caso de las irónicas sonrisas de los circunstantes.
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