embuchar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ buche (crop) +‎ -ar. The n letter from en- is transformed into a m when preceding a b due to Spanish orthographic norms.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /embuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽm.buˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bu‧char

Verb

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embuchar (first-person singular present embucho, first-person singular preterite embuché, past participle embuchado)

  1. to stuff with ground or minced meat
  2. to bolt down, to gobble (food)
  3. (reflexive) to wolf down; gobble down

Conjugation

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Further reading

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