ametrallar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ metralla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ametɾaˈʝaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ametɾaˈʎaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ametɾaˈʃaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ametɾaˈʒaɾ/ [a.me.t̪ɾaˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧me‧tra‧llar

Verb

ametrallar (first-person singular present ametrallo, first-person singular preterite ametrallé, past participle ametrallado)

  1. to machine-gun; to shoot with a machine gun
  2. to shoot with shot ammunition

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