alechugar

Spanish

Etymology

a- + lechuga (lettuce) + -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alet͡ʃuˈɡaɾ/, [alet͡ʃuˈɣaɾ]

Verb

alechugar (first-person singular present alechugo, first-person singular preterite alechugué, past participle alechugado)

  1. (transitive) to fold, to pleat
    • 2015 November 25, “Madonna sigue reinando”, in El País:
      Madonna saludó en castellano y antes de la tercera pieza, Burnin Up se desproveyó mediante un tirón del vestido rojo, mostró corpiño con algo parecido a una gorguera no alechugada y piernas engastadas en medias y botas negras.
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Conjugation

  • Rule: g becomes a gu before e.

Further reading

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