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esponjar

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esponjar (first-person singular present esponjo, first-person singular preterite espongí, past participle esponjat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to sponge up, to absorb with a sponge
  2. (transitive) to raze
  3. (pronominal) to fluff up (to become soft and porous)
  4. (pronominal, figurative) to swell, to become proud

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From esponja +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esponˈxaɾ/ [es.põŋˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧pon‧jar

Verb

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esponjar (first-person singular present esponjo, first-person singular preterite esponjé, past participle esponjado)

  1. (transitive) to fluff up, make spongey
  2. (intransitive) to become spongey
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 319:
      La presencia de una menstruosa malogra el batido: la leche no cuaja y se vuelve suero, los huevos se convierten en aceite, la masa no esponja, etc.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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