ploriquejar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ploricó. Compare Spanish lloriquear.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [plu.ɾi.kəˈʒa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [plo.ɾi.kəˈʒa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [plo.ɾi.keˈd͡ʒaɾ]
Verb
[edit]ploriquejar (first-person singular present ploriquejo, first-person singular preterite ploriquegí, past participle ploriquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to whimper
- Synonym: somicar
- (intransitive) to feign crying
- Synonyms: fer el ploricó, plorinyar
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of ploriquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ploriquejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.