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Etymology edit

From Jamaican Creole ginnal (a deceiver; a con artist)

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝinaleˈaɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝi.na.leˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃinaleˈaɾ/ [ʃi.na.leˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒinaleˈaɾ/ [ʒi.na.leˈaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: yi‧na‧le‧ar

Verb edit

yinalear (first-person singular present yinaleo, first-person singular preterite yinaleé, past participle yinaleado)

  1. (Panama, slang) To con or steal from someone, especially in a bold, flagrant manner.
  2. (Panama, slang, by extension) To engage in robbery, theft, or illicit activities.
  3. (Panama, slang, by analogy of sense 2) To intimidate or threaten someone, asserting superiority or dominance.
  4. (Panama, slang, by extension of sense 3) To put someone in their place or assert authority over them.

Conjugation edit