craquejar

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kɾə.kəˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kɾa.keˈd͡ʒaɾ]

From English crack +‎ -ejar.

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, computing) to crack (a computer system or other component)

From English crack +‎ -ejar.

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, petrochemistry) to crack (organic molecules to obtain petroleum)

From crac +‎ -ejar (onomatopoeia of a sharp sound)

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive) to crack (to make a sharp sound when a solid material breaks)

• craqueig

• “craquejar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “craquejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025