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Of expressive origin. Compare balbucejar.

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barbotejar (first-person singular present barbotejo, first-person singular preterite barbotegí, past participle barbotejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to mumble, mutter
    Synonyms: barbotegar, farfallejar
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to babble, to blather
    Synonym: fer embuts

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