espetegar

Catalan

Etymology

From es- +‎ pet +‎ -egar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pə.təˈɣa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.pe.teˈɣaɾ]
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Verb

espetegar (first-person singular present espetego, first-person singular preterite espeteguí, past participle espetegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to crash (of thunder, etc.), to burst
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) to shatter to pieces, to smash
    Synonym: estavellar-se

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