engiponar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ gipó +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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engiponar (first-person singular present engipono, first-person singular preterite engiponí, past participle engiponat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to make a rush job of; to half-ass, to botch
  2. (pronominal) to dress carelessly, to throw on
    • 1999, Robert Saladrigas, Còmplices de ciutat:
      Sense llevar-se el pijama, es calçava unes sabatilles esportives, s'engiponava el jaquetó folrat, i de matinada sortia amb sigil del pis.
      Without taking off his pyjamas, he put on some trainers, threw on the lined coat, and left at dawn with the floor sigil.

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