Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ patrulla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /apatɾuˈʝaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /apatɾuˈʎaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /apatɾuˈʃaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /apatɾuˈʒaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧tru‧llar

Verb edit

apatrullar (first-person singular present apatrullo, first-person singular preterite apatrullé, past participle apatrullado)

  1. (colloquial) to patrol
    Synonym: (more formal) patrullar
    Por la noche con su coche apatrulla la ciudad.
    At night with his car he’s patrolling the town.

Conjugation edit