abollar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ Latin bulla (bubble, ball) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aboˈʝaɾ/ [a.β̞oˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /aboˈʎaɾ/ [a.β̞oˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /aboˈʃaɾ/ [a.β̞oˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aboˈʒaɾ/ [a.β̞oˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧llar

Verb

abollar (first-person singular present abollo, first-person singular preterite abollé, past participle abollado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to dent
  2. (Burgos, transitive) to tread, to trample
  3. (transitive) to emboss

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