llaviejar

Catalan

Etymology

From llavi +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ʎə.βi.əˈʒa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ʎə.vi.əˈʒa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ʎa.vi.eˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Verb

llaviejar (first-person singular present llaviejo, first-person singular preterite llaviegí, past participle llaviejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to move the lips without speaking
  2. (transitive) to mouth (to say words silently)
  3. (transitive) to stammer
    Synonym: balbucejar

Conjugation

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