xapotejar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From xopar + -ejar, with alteration of the vowels.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ʃə.pu.təˈʒa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ʃə.po.təˈʒa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃa.po.teˈd͡ʒaɾ]
Verb edit
xapotejar (first-person singular present xapotejo, first-person singular preterite xapotegí, past participle xapotejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to splash about
- Synonym: xipollejar
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of xapotejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Further reading edit
- “xapotejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.