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apendejar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ pendejo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apendeˈxaɾ/ [a.pẽn̪.d̪eˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pen‧de‧jar

Verb

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apendejar (first-person singular present apendejo, first-person singular preterite apendejé, past participle apendejado) (colloquial, vulgar)

  1. (transitive, Cuba, Dominican Republic) to frighten (someone)
  2. (intransitive, pronominal, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, US, Puerto Rico) to cower
  3. (intransitive, pronominal, Colombia, Hondruas, Mexico, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico) to become stupid, dumb
  4. (intransitive, pronominal, Panama, Colombia) to become discouraged
  5. (transitive, Colombia) to discourage (someone)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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