cecear

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ce‧ce‧ar

Verb

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cecear (first-person singular present ceceio, first-person singular preterite ceceei, past participle ceceado)

  1. to lisp (to pronounce the sibilant letter /s/ imperfectly)

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeθeˈaɾ/ [θe.θeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seseˈaɾ/ [se.seˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ce‧ce‧ar

Verb

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cecear (first-person singular present ceceo, first-person singular preterite ceceé, past participle ceceado)

  1. (intransitive) to make a sibilant noise

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Neapolitan: zecchiare

Further reading

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