Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Blend of brotar (to sprout) and retoñar (to sprout).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /abɾotoˈɲaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾo.t̪oˈɲaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bro‧to‧ñar

Verb edit

abrotoñar (first-person singular present abrotoño, first-person singular preterite abrotoñé, past participle abrotoñado)

  1. (intransitive, of plants) to bud, sprout or grow
  2. (intransitive, of water) to spout, gush
  3. (intransitive, medicine) to develop pustules
  4. (intransitive) to develop, arise, appear

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