embocar

See also: emboçar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- + boca + -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

embocar (first-person singular present emboco, first-person singular preterite emboquí, past participle embocat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (intransitive) to debouch, to empty [+ a (object) = into]
    Synonym: desembocar
  2. (transitive) to mouth, to put in one's mouth
  3. (transitive, figurative) to wolf down, to gulp down
  4. (transitive, nautical) to enter

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- + boca + -ar, or possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *imbuccāre, from Latin bucca (compare French emboucher, Italian imboccare, Romanian îmbuca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emboˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.boˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bo‧car

Verb

embocar (first-person singular present emboco, first-person singular preterite emboqué, past participle embocado)

  1. to put in one's mouth
  2. to put in a hole
  3. (sports) to sink, to pot

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