xocar

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Borrowed from French choquer.

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xocar (first-person singular present xoco, first-person singular preterite xoquí, past participle xocat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to collide [+ amb (object) = with], crash [+ amb (object) = into]
  2. (transitive, figurative) to startle
    Synonym: sorprendre
  3. (transitive, figurative) to amuse, to cause to laugh

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