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apalear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ palo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apaleˈaɾ/ [a.pa.leˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧le‧ar

Verb

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apalear (first-person singular present apaleo, first-person singular preterite apaleé, past participle apaleado)

  1. to hit with a spade
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 269:
      La persona que apalea una culebra y no la mata, queda sin fuerzas para toda su vida, si el reptil huye y se esconde en su cueva.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to beat up; thrash

Conjugation

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