alcahuetear

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From alcahuete +‎ -ar, from Andalusian Arabic القواد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alkaweteˈaɾ/ [al.ka.we.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧ca‧hue‧te‧ar

Verb[edit]

alcahuetear (first-person singular present alcahueteo, first-person singular preterite alcahueteé, past participle alcahueteado)

  1. (intransitive) to act as a go-between, to play Cupid
  2. (intransitive) to gossip

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