bostezar
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin ōscitāre (“to yawn, to gape”). Compare English oscitate. Initial b- probably from mixing with boca (“mouth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /bosteˈθaɾ/ [bos.t̪eˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bosteˈsaɾ/ [bos.t̪eˈsaɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: bos‧te‧zar
Verb[edit]
bostezar (first-person singular present bostezo, first-person singular preterite bostecé, past participle bostezado)
- (intransitive) to yawn
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of bostezar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bostezar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014