apangarse

Spanish

Etymology

From apangar +‎ se, from Nahuatl apanco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apanˈɡaɾse/ [a.pãŋˈɡaɾ.se]
  • Rhymes: -aɾse
  • Syllabification: a‧pan‧gar‧se

Verb

apangarse (first-person singular present me apango, first-person singular preterite me apangué, past participle apangado) (intransitive, colloquial, now rare)

  1. (Honduras, Nicaragua) to crouch
  2. (Nicaragua) to humble, demean, debase oneself
  3. (El Salvador) to become foolish, dumb

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