alborotar

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin volūtāre crossed with Spanish alborozar. Compare Catalan avalotar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alboɾoˈtaɾ/ [al.β̞o.ɾoˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. to stir up, agitate
2. to disturb, tease (provoke or disturb)

   Synonym: provocar

3. to excite
4. to infect, ballyhoo (make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion)

Derived terms

• alborotado
• alborotador
• alboroto

Further reading

• “alborotar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014