espurnejar

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • espurnar

Etymology

From espurna +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pur.nəˈʒa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.puɾ.neˈd͡ʒaɾ]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

espurnejar (first-person singular present espurnejo, first-person singular preterite espurnegí, past participle espurnejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to spark (give off sparks)
  2. (intransitive) to sparkle, twinkle
  3. (intransitive) to drizzle, sprinkle (rain lightly)
    Synonyms: ploviscar, plovisquejar

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