cerdear

Spanish

Etymology

From cerdo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeɾdeˈaɾ/ [θeɾ.ð̞eˈaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /seɾdeˈaɾ/ [seɾ.ð̞eˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cer‧de‧ar

Verb

cerdear (first-person singular present cerdeo, first-person singular preterite cerdeé, past participle cerdeado)

  1. (of an animal) to limp (because of an injury to the hind legs)
  2. to screech (said of the strings of an instrument)
  3. to resist (doing something)

Conjugation

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