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Etymology

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Alteration of earlier balbuçar, from Vulgar Latin *balbūtiāre, a variant of Latin balbūtiō (to stutter, stammer).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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balbucejar (first-person singular present balbucejo, first-person singular preterite balbucegí, past participle balbucejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to stutter, to stammer
    El locutor balbucejava i repetia monòtonament una mateixa frase.
    The speaker stammered and monotonously repeated the same phrase.
  2. (transitive) to stammer (out), babble, bleat out
    Balbucejava mots a mitges, tremolava.
    She stammered out words incompletely, she trembled.

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