abombar

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Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /abomˈbaɾ/ [a.β̞õmˈbaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bom‧bar

Etymology 1[edit]

From a- +‎ bombo +‎ -ar.

Verb[edit]

abombar (first-person singular present abombo, first-person singular preterite abombé, past participle abombado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to stun
  2. (reflexive, of food) to go bad, to spoil
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Etymology 2[edit]

From a- +‎ bomba +‎ -ar.

Verb[edit]

abombar (first-person singular present abombo, first-person singular preterite abombé, past participle abombado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to make round or convex; to bloat; to bulge
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:
      Era alto y enjuto. Sobre la abombada frente, manchada de pecas, los lustrosos cabellos negros se ondulaban señorilmente.
      He was tall and skinny. His lustrous black hair waved majestically over his bulging, freckled forehead.
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