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From espeto (spit; skewer).

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espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espetei, past participle espetado)

  1. (transitive) to spit (to impale on a spit); to skewer
    Synonym: espichar
  2. (transitive, figurative) to throw against; to ram
  3. (transitive) to drive; to thrust; to plant
    Synonym: chantar
  4. (transitive) to blurt; to reproach

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Occitan

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espetar

  1. to explode
  2. (figuratively) to explode
    espetar de rire - to explode with laughter

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Portuguese

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From espeto +‎ -ar.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.peˈta(ʁ)/ [is.peˈta(h)], /es.peˈta(ʁ)/ [es.peˈta(h)]
 

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espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espetei, past participle espetado)

  1. to spit (to impale on a spit)
  2. to prick; to pierce; to puncture
    Synonyms: furar, perfurar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From espeto (skewer) +‎ -ar.

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  • IPA(key): /espeˈtaɾ/ [es.peˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧tar

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espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espeté, past participle espetado)

  1. to skewer
  2. (colloquial, figurative) to blurt out
    • 2016 December 15, Néstor Cenizo, “Así es el pueblo pitufo de Málaga cinco años después”, in El País[1], Madrid, →ISSN:
      "Queríamos saber si estarías interesados en cambiar el color del pueblo para promocionar una película", le espetó aquel comercial.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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