cacarear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin cucurire, which is imitative.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kakaɾeˈaɾ/ [ka.ka.ɾeˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧ca‧re‧ar

Verb

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cacarear (first-person singular present cacareo, first-person singular preterite cacareé, past participle cacareado)

  1. (transitive) to boast about, to exaggerate the importance of
  2. (intransitive) to cackle; to laugh loudly
  3. (intransitive) to cackle (bird)
    • 2023, Daniel A. Olivas, Cómo Salir con un Mexicano Volador: Relatos Nuevos y Escogidos:
      Mientras se acercaban la una a la otra, Belén notó que la gallina iba cacareando
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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