esperonar

From esperó +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.pə.ɾuˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.pə.ɾoˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.pe.ɾoˈnaɾ]

esperonar (first-person singular present esperono, first-person singular preterite esperoní, past participle esperonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to spur

   Synonym: esperonejar

2. (transitive, figurative) to spur on, to prod

   Synonyms: animar, incitar, estimular

• esperonador
• esperonament

• “esperonar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007