Spanish

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Etymology

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From em- +‎ pecina (sludge) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /empeθiˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.pe.θiˈnaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /empesiˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.pe.siˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pe‧ci‧nar

Verb

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empecinar (first-person singular present empecino, first-person singular preterite empeciné, past participle empecinado)

  1. (transitive) to smear with mud
  2. (reflexive) to be stubborn, to insist
  3. (reflexive) to get (something) into one's head

Conjugation

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