zozobrar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish sozobrar, borrowed from Old Catalan sotsobrar, from sotsobre < sots + sobre, or from a Vulgar Latin *subsuperāre (“turn upside down”), from sub (“under”) + super (“over”)[1]. Compare also French sombrer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θoθoˈbɾaɾ/ [θo.θoˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sosoˈbɾaɾ/ [so.soˈβ̞ɾaɾ]

Verb

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  1. (nautical) to capsize, founder, sink
  2. (of a business or project) to fail
  3. (of a person) to worry, or fret; to be anxious

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Portuguese: soçobrar

References

  • Vicente Garcia de Diego, Diccionario Etimológico Español e Hispánico, pp. 379,427.
  1. ^ https://www.scribd.com/document/220768067/Corominas-Diccionario-Etimologico
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