balbucear

From the verb balbucir +‎ -ear, from Latin balbūtīre.

• IPA^(key): /balbuθeˈaɾ/ [bal.β̞u.θeˈaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /balbuseˈaɾ/ [bal.β̞u.seˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bal‧bu‧ce‧ar

balbucear (first-person singular present balbuceo, first-person singular preterite balbuceé, past participle balbuceado)

1. to stutter, to stammer

   Synonyms: tartamudear, trastabillar

2. to prattle, to babble
3. to lisp

• “balbucear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025