apucuyarse

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ pucuyo +‎ -ar +‎ se. The first sense is derived from how the pucuyo bird seems to be squatting when perched. The other senses are derived from the first one.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /apukuˈʝaɾse/ [a.pu.kuˈʝaɾ.se] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /apukuˈʃaɾse/ [a.pu.kuˈʃaɾ.se] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /apukuˈʒaɾse/ [a.pu.kuˈʒaɾ.se] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾse
  • Syllabification: a‧pu‧cu‧yar‧se

Verb

apucuyarse (first-person singular present me apucuyo, first-person singular preterite me apucuyé, past participle apucuyado) (intransitive, pronominal, rustic)

  1. (Honduras, El Salvador) to squat
  2. (Honduras) to bend down, to lower oneself behind something
  3. (Honduras, El Salvador) to snuggle or nestle; to snug

Conjugation

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