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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝuɡuˈlaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃuɡuˈlaɾ/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒuɡuˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: yu‧gu‧lar
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin jugulāris, previously iugulāris, from Latin iugulum (“neck”).
Adjective
yugular m or f (masculine and feminine plural yugulares)
- jugular
- vena yugular ― jugular vein
Derived terms
Noun
yugular f (plural yugulares)
- (anatomy) jugular
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin iugulāre (“slay, slit throat”).
Verb
yugular (first-person singular present yugulo, first-person singular preterite yugulé, past participle yugulado)
- to cut someone's throat
- Synonym: degollar
- to cut off
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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