cundir

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*kundjan, to propagate), from Proto-Germanic *kundiz (kind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kunˈdiɾ/ [kũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cun‧dir

Verb

cundir (first-person singular present cundo, first-person singular preterite cundí, past participle cundido)

  1. (obsolete) to fill (of a liquid)
  2. (colloquial, reflexive, Spain) to do something quickly
  3. to spill
  4. to propagate
  5. to produce something of good quality, yield positive work
  6. to spread
  7. to expand, extend
    • 1942, Enrique Gil Gilbert, Nuestro pan, Libresa, →ISBN, page 269:
      Llegaron unos montubios, cetrinos, silenciosos, cundidos de alforjas y sacos y paquetes. Eran todo el pasaje para ese departamento.
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