apatrullar

Spanish

Etymology

a- +‎ patrulla +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /apatɾuˈʝaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /apatɾuˈʝaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /apatɾuˈʎaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /apatɾuˈʃaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /apatɾuˈʒaɾ/ [a.pa.t̪ɾuˈʒaɾ]

Verb

1. (colloquial) to patrol

   Por la noche con su coche apatrulla la ciudad. ― At night with his car he's patrolling the town.

   Synonym: (more formal) patrullar