balbotejar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From balb in its earlier sense of "stammering".

Pronunciation

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Verb

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balbotejar (first-person singular present balbotejo, first-person singular preterite balbotegí, past participle balbotejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to babble, to stutter
    Els nadons comencen a balbotejar a partir dels sis o set mesos.
    Infants start babbling at six or seven months.
    Balbotejava com un adolescent.
    He babbled like an adolescent.
  2. (transitive) to babble (out), to bleat (out), to stammer (out)

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