aporrear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ porra +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aporeˈaɾ/ [a.po.reˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧rre‧ar

Verb

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aporrear (first-person singular present aporreo, first-person singular preterite aporreé, past participle aporreado)

  1. to club, bludgeon (to hit with a club/baton/truncheon/night stick)
  2. to hammer, rap (knock loudly)
  3. to pound, beat
    aporrear el pianoto pound the piano

Conjugation

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