cabrillear

Spanish

Etymology

From cabrilla + -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabɾiʝeˈaɾ/ [ka.β̞ɾi.ʝeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kabɾiʎeˈaɾ/ [ka.β̞ɾi.ʎeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabɾiʃeˈaɾ/ [ka.β̞ɾi.ʃeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabɾiʒeˈaɾ/ [ka.β̞ɾi.ʒeˈaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧bri‧lle‧ar

Verb

cabrillear (first-person singular present cabrilleo, first-person singular preterite cabrilleé, past participle cabrilleado)

  1. to glimmer
  2. (relating to the sea) to produce small waves

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