apelmazar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ pelmazo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /apelmaˈθaɾ/ [a.pel.maˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /apelmaˈsaɾ/ [a.pel.maˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pel‧ma‧zar

Verb

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apelmazar (first-person singular present apelmazo, first-person singular preterite apelmacé, past participle apelmazado)

  1. (transitive) to compact
    Synonym: compactar
  2. (reflexive) to go lumpy, to clump together
  3. (transitive, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) to tamp, especially soil

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • apelmazar” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010