xapotejar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From xopar + -ejar, with alteration of the vowels.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [ʃə.pu.təˈʒa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ʃə.po.təˈʒa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃa.po.teˈd͡ʒaɾ]
Verb
[edit]xapotejar (first-person singular present xapotejo, first-person singular preterite xapotegí, past participle xapotejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to splash about
- Synonym: xipollejar
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of xapotejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Further reading
[edit]- “xapotejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.