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Etymology edit

From archaic atibar + borra. atibar derived from Latin stipāre (whence English constipation).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /atiboˈraɾ/ [a.t̪i.β̞oˈraɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ti‧bo‧rrar

Verb edit

atiborrar (first-person singular present atiborro, first-person singular preterite atiborré, past participle atiborrado)

  1. to crowd
    • 2020 June 28, Rosa Montero, “Más brutos y no nacemos”, in El País[1], Madrid, →ISSN:
      De eso se aprovechan esos malnacidos que atiborran la Red de falsedades o de noticias antiguas que hacen pasar por nuevas, lo cual está volviendo tarumba al personal.
      This is taken advantage of by those bastards who flood the net with falsehoods or with old news passing of as new, which confuses people.
  2. to stuff
  3. (reflexive) to stuff oneself (with food)

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