aderezar

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From derezar, from Vulgar Latin *dīrectiāre or *dērēctio, from Latin dīrectus. Compare English address, Portuguese adereçar, French dresser, Italian drizzare.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /adeɾeˈθaɾ/, [aðeɾeˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /adeɾeˈsaɾ/, [aðeɾeˈsaɾ]

Verb

aderezar (first-person singular present aderezo, first-person singular preterite aderecé, past participle aderezado)

  1. to dress, season (for cooking, etc.)
  2. to spice up, adorn, bedeck

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.

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