apuntillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ puntilla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /apuntiˈʝaɾ/ [a.pũn̪.t̪iˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /apuntiˈʎaɾ/ [a.pũn̪.t̪iˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /apuntiˈʃaɾ/ [a.pũn̪.t̪iˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /apuntiˈʒaɾ/ [a.pũn̪.t̪iˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pun‧ti‧llar

Verb

apuntillar (first-person singular present apuntillo, first-person singular preterite apuntillé, past participle apuntillado)

  1. (bullfighting, transitive) to finish off

Conjugation

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