maquillar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquiller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.kiˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.kiˈʎaɾ]

Verb

maquillar (first-person singular present maquillo, first-person singular preterite maquillí, past participle maquillat)

1. to apply makeup or cosmetics

Related terms

• maquillatge
• maquillar-se

Further reading

• “maquillar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquiller.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /makiˈʝaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /makiˈʝaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /makiˈʎaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /makiˈʃaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /makiˈʒaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʒaɾ]

Verb

1. to apply makeup or cosmetics
2. to fiddle, massage (numbers, data)
3. (figurative) to disguise, dress up

Related terms

• maquillaje
• maquillarse

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001