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chilatear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From chilate +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃilateˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃi.la.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: chi‧la‧te‧ar

Verb

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chilatear (first-person singular present chilateo, first-person singular preterite chilateé, past participle chilateado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to provoke.
    Synonym: provocar
    No chilatees al perro, te puede morder.
    Don't provoke the dog; it bite you.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • chilatear” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010