Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ metralla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ametɾaˈʝaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ametɾaˈʎaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ametɾaˈʃaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ametɾaˈʒaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧me‧tra‧llar

Verb

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ametrallar (first-person singular present ametrallo, first-person singular preterite ametrallé, past participle ametrallado)

  1. to machine-gun; to shoot with a machine gun
  2. to shoot with shot ammunition

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