guayabear

Spanish

Etymology

From guayaba (guava) + -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʝabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʝa.β̞eˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡwaʃabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʃa.β̞eˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʒabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʒa.β̞eˈaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: gua‧ya‧be‧ar

Verb

guayabear (first-person singular present guayabeo, first-person singular preterite guayabeé, past participle guayabeado)

  1. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial, El Salvador) to learn (something)
    Synonyms: aprender, comprender
    Tenés que guayabearte cómo se arregla el motor.
    You have to learn how to fix the engine.

Conjugation

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