pepenar

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From pepene +‎ -ar.

Noun

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pepenar m (plural pepenari)

  1. melon farmer or seller

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pepenar pepenarul pepenari pepenarii
genitive-dative pepenar pepenarului pepenari pepenarilor
vocative pepenarule pepenarilor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pehpena (to choose, select).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pepeˈnaɾ/ [pe.peˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧pe‧nar

Verb

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pepenar (first-person singular present pepeno, first-person singular preterite pepené, past participle pepenado)

  1. (Central America, Mexico) to scrounge
  2. (Central America, Mexico, Philippines) to pick up, to collect
  3. (Mexico, Nicaragua) to steal, loot

Conjugation

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