bostezar
Spanish
editEtymology
editUltimately from Latin ōscitāre (“to yawn, to gape”). Compare English oscitate. Initial b- probably from mixing with boca (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /bosteˈθaɾ/ [bos.t̪eˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bosteˈsaɾ/ [bos.t̪eˈsaɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: bos‧te‧zar
Verb
editbostezar (first-person singular present bostezo, first-person singular preterite bostecé, past participle bostezado)
- (intransitive) to yawn
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of bostezar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “bostezar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014