embocar

Spanish

Etymology

en- + boca + -ar, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *imbuccāre, from Latin bucca (compare French emboucher, Italian imboccare, Romanian îmbuca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emboˈkaɾ/, [ẽmboˈkaɾ]

Verb

embocar (first-person singular present emboco, first-person singular preterite emboqué, past participle embocado)

  1. To put in one's mouth
  2. To put in a hole
  3. (sports) to sink, to pot

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.

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