interpelar

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin interpellāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.teʁ.peˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teh.peˈla(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.tɨɾ.pɨˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.tɨɾ.pɨˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pe‧lar

Verb

interpelar (first-person singular present interpelo, first-person singular preterite interpelei, past participle interpelado)

  1. (transitive) to question, to interrogate
  2. (transitive) to interpellate
  3. to apostrophize

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin interpellāre, from interpellō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inteɾpeˈlaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.peˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧ter‧pe‧lar

Verb

interpelar (first-person singular present interpelo, first-person singular preterite interpelé, past participle interpelado)

  1. to question
  2. (politics) to address; to speak to (in parliament); to interpellate

Conjugation

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