amancillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ mancilla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /amanθiˈʝaɾ/ [a.mãn̟.θiˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /amanθiˈʎaɾ/ [a.mãn̟.θiˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /amansiˈʃaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /amansiˈʒaɾ/ [a.mãn.siˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧man‧ci‧llar

Verb

amancillar (first-person singular present amancillo, first-person singular preterite amancillé, past participle amancillado)

  1. (obsolete) to besmirch; to taint
    Synonym: mancillar

Conjugation

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