lloriquear

Spanish

Etymology

From llorica +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʝoɾikeˈaɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝo.ɾi.keˈaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ʎoɾikeˈaɾ/ [ʎo.ɾi.keˈaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ʃoɾikeˈaɾ/ [ʃo.ɾi.keˈaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒoɾikeˈaɾ/ [ʒo.ɾi.keˈaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: llo‧ri‧que‧ar

Verb

lloriquear (first-person singular present lloriqueo, first-person singular preterite lloriqueé, past participle lloriqueado)

  1. (intransitive) to cry a little, whimper

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