mancillar

Spanish

Etymology

From mancilla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /manθiˈʝaɾ/ [mãn̟.θiˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /manθiˈʎaɾ/ [mãn̟.θiˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /mansiˈʃaɾ/ [mãn.siˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /mansiˈʒaɾ/ [mãn.siˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: man‧ci‧llar

Verb

mancillar (first-person singular present mancillo, first-person singular preterite mancillé, past participle mancillado)

  1. to besmirch; to taint
    Synonym: (obsolete) amancillar

Conjugation

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