abrillantar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ brillante +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /abɾiʝanˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾi.ʝãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /abɾiʎanˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾi.ʎãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /abɾiʃanˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾi.ʃãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /abɾiʒanˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾi.ʒãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bri‧llan‧tar

Verb

abrillantar (first-person singular present abrillanto, first-person singular preterite abrillanté, past participle abrillantado)

  1. (transitive) to shine, polish

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