pepenar

Romanian

Etymology

From pepene + -ar.

Noun

pepenar m (plural pepenari)

  1. melon farmer or seller

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pehpena (to choose, select).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pepeˈnaɾ/ [pe.peˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧pe‧nar

Verb

pepenar (first-person singular present pepeno, first-person singular preterite pepené, past participle pepenado)

  1. (Central America, Mexico) to scrounge
  2. (Central America, Mexico, Philippines) to pick up, to collect
  3. (Mexico, Nicaragua) to steal, loot

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