apolillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ polilla (moth) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /apoliˈʝaɾ/ [a.po.liˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /apoliˈʎaɾ/ [a.po.liˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /apoliˈʃaɾ/ [a.po.liˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /apoliˈʒaɾ/ [a.po.liˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧li‧llar

Verb

apolillar (first-person singular present apolillo, first-person singular preterite apolillé, past participle apolillado)

  1. (transitive) to eat away (said of moths)
  2. (reflexive) to become moth-eaten
  3. (reflexive) to get old

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