regatejar

Catalan

Etymology

From regatar +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.ɣə.təˈʒa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [re.ɣa.teˈd͡ʒaɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Verb

regatejar (first-person singular present regatejo, first-person singular preterite regategí, past participle regatejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to haggle over
  2. (transitive, figurative) to skimp (on)
    Synonym: escatimar
  3. (transitive, sports) to dribble
    Synonyms: driblar, passejar

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