Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From English crack +‎ -ejar.

Verb edit

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive, computing) to crack (a computer system or other component)
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

From English crack +‎ -ejar.

Verb edit

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive, petrochemistry) to crack (organic molecules to obtain petroleum)
Conjugation edit

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/

  1. (intransitive) to crack (to make a sharp sound when a solid material breaks)
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit

Further reading edit