esclatar

Catalan

Etymology

From the onomatopoeic root klatt-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kləˈta]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.klaˈtaɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Homophone: esclatà
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

esclatar (first-person singular present esclato, first-person singular preterite esclatí, past participle esclatat)

  1. to burst, explode making a loud noise and discharging fragments
    Synonyms: esclafir, petar, rebentar
  2. (weather, of a tempest) to start
  3. to bloom (of a flower)
  4. (figurative) to explode (lose one's temper)

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