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boqueadas

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Galician

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Etymology

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From boquear.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boqueadas f pl (plural only)

  1. last breath; agonal breathing; death rattle
    • 1861, Xoán Manuel Pintos, A Galicia:
      Anque España xa toda está rendida, e casi tod'as prazas xa tomadas, e a libertá perdida na Cruña vai a dar as boqueadas; non pode consentir, o honor llo adita, que o máis fero inimigo sin ver sangre profane a gran ciudá de María Pita.
      The whole of Spain has surrendered, almost every stronghold taken, the lost freedom is going to take her last breath in A Coruña; but he cannot consent, honour dictates it, that the fiercest enemy profanes the great city of María Pita without the sight of blood

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bokeˈadas/ [bo.keˈa.ð̞as]
  • Rhymes: -adas
  • Syllabification: bo‧que‧a‧das

Participle

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boqueadas f pl

  1. feminine plural of boqueado