espavilar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espabilar or despabilar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əs.pə.βiˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.pə.viˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.pa.viˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

espavilar (first-person singular present espavilo, first-person singular preterite espavilí, past participle espavilat)

  1. to stoke (a flame)
  2. (figurative) to wake up

Conjugation

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