espetar

From espeto (“spit; skewer”).

• IPA^(key): /espeˈtaɾ/

espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espetei, past participle espetado)

1. (transitive) to spit (to impale on a spit); to skewer

   Synonym: espichar

2. (transitive, figurative) to throw against; to ram
3. (transitive) to drive; to thrust; to plant

   Synonym: chantar

4. (transitive) to blurt; to reproach

• espetada

• espita
• espeto

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espet”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espetar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “espetar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espetar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “espetar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espetar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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espetar

1. to explode
2. (figuratively) to explode

   espetar de rire - to explode with laughter

From espeto +‎ -ar.

espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espetei, past participle espetado)

1. to spit (to impale on a spit)
2. to prick; to pierce; to puncture

   Synonyms: furar, perfurar

• “espetar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “espetar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

From espeto (“skewer”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /espeˈtaɾ/ [es.peˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧pe‧tar

espetar (first-person singular present espeto, first-person singular preterite espeté, past participle espetado)

1. to skewer
2. (colloquial, figurative) to blurt out
   • 2016 December 15, Néstor Cenizo, “Así es el pueblo pitufo de Málaga cinco años después”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid, →ISSN:

     "Queríamos saber si estarías interesados en cambiar el color del pueblo para promocionar una película", le espetó aquel comercial.

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• “espetar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024