Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Further reading

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