enyerbar

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from en- + yerba (grass, herb) + -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /enʝeɾˈbaɾ/ [ẽɲ.ɟ͡ʝeɾˈβ̞aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enʃeɾˈbaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.ʃeɾˈβ̞aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enʒeɾˈbaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.ʒeɾˈβ̞aɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧yer‧bar

Verb

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enyerbar (first-person singular present enyerbo, first-person singular preterite enyerbé, past participle enyerbado)

  1. (Cuba) to bewitch
  2. (Mexico) to give someone a poisonous drink
  3. (pronomial, said of terrain) to cover with grass

Conjugation

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Further reading

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