matizar

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin matizare, from Byzantine Greek λαμματίζειν (lammatízein), from λάμμα (lámma) (from λόμα (lóma, band, trimming, edge), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂) + -ατος (-atos).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /matiˈθaɾ/, [mat̪iˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /matiˈsaɾ/, [mat̪iˈsaɾ]

Verb

matizar (first-person singular present matizo, first-person singular preterite maticé, past participle matizado)

  1. (transitive) to clarify a concept, to be more specific
  2. to blend colours in an agreeable way.

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.
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