maquillar

Borrowed from French maquiller.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.kiˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.kiˈʎaɾ]

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maquillar (first-person singular present maquillo, first-person singular preterite maquillí, past participle maquillat)

1. to apply makeup or cosmetics
2. (reflexive) to put on makeup, to apply cosmetics

• maquillatge
• maquillar-se

• “maquillar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from French maquiller.

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ma‧qui‧llar

maquillar (first-person singular present maquillo, first-person singular preterite maquillé, past participle maquillado)

1. (transitive) to apply makeup or cosmetics to
2. (transitive) to fiddle, massage (numbers, data)
3. (figurative, transitive) to disguise, dress up
4. (reflexive) to put on makeup, to apply cosmetics

• “maquillar”, 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