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acicalar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صَقَلَ (ṣaqala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθikaˈlaɾ/ [a.θi.kaˈlaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asikaˈlaɾ/ [a.si.kaˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ci‧ca‧lar

Verb

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acicalar (first-person singular present acicalo, first-person singular preterite acicalé, past participle acicalado)

  1. (transitive) to groom
  2. (transitive) to polish, to preen
  3. (reflexive) to smarten oneself up, to preen oneself, to spruce up oneself

Conjugation

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