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Possibly from Vulgar Latin *repentare, from Latin repēns (sudden, unexpected).

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rebentar (first-person singular present rebento, first-person singular preterite rebentí, past participle rebentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to burst, explode, blow up, break
    • 1946, Ramon Vinyes i Cluet, A la boca dels núvols:
      Rebenta de sobte un gran terrabastall de trons que ha estat precedit per una enlluernadora llampegadissa.
      A great crashing din of thunderclaps, which has been preceded by a dazzling series of lighting flashes, suddenly bursts forth.

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Galician

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From Old Galician-Portuguese rebentar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *repentāre, from Latin repēns (sudden, unexpected).

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rebentar (first-person singular present rebento, first-person singular preterite rebentei, past participle rebentado)

  1. to burst, explode
  2. to break
  3. to fatigue
  4. to bud, to sprout
    Synonyms: agromar, brotar, xenar, xermolar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rebentar, possibly from Vulgar Latin *repentāre, from Latin repēns (sudden, unexpected).

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.bẽˈtaɾ/ [ʁɨ.βẽˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.bẽˈta.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.βẽˈta.ɾi]

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rebentar (first-person singular present rebento, first-person singular preterite rebentei, past participle rebentado)

  1. to sprout
  2. to burst, explode

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