disfrazar

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from older desfrezar (to disguise), from dis- (removal, away, apart) + frezar, from Vulgar Latin *frictiāre (to scrub), frequentative of fricō (to rub), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (cut, break).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disfɾaˈθaɾ/ [d̪is.fɾaˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /disfɾaˈsaɾ/ [d̪is.fɾaˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: dis‧fra‧zar

Verb

disfrazar (first-person singular present disfrazo, first-person singular preterite disfracé, past participle disfrazado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to disguise (to change the appearance)
  2. (transitive, reflexive, + de) to dress up as

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