yugular

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʝuɡuˈlaɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝu.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ʃuɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʃu.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒuɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʒu.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: yu‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin jugulāris, previously iugulāris, from Latin iugulum (neck).

Adjective

yugular m or f (masculine and feminine plural yugulares)

  1. jugular
    vena yugularjugular vein
Derived terms

Noun

yugular f (plural yugulares)

  1. (anatomy) jugular

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin iugulāre (slay, slit throat).

Verb

yugular (first-person singular present yugulo, first-person singular preterite yugulé, past participle yugulado)

  1. to cut someone's throat
    Synonym: degollar
  2. to cut off
Conjugation

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