craquejar
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, computing) to crack (a computer system or other component)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of craquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, petrochemistry) to crack (organic molecules to obtain petroleum)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of craquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Etymology 3 edit
From crac + -ejar (onomatopoeia of a sharp sound)
Verb edit
craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to crack (to make a sharp sound when a solid material breaks)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of craquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “craquejar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “craquejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024