rociar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish ruciar, from Vulgar Latin *rōscidāre, from Latin rōscidus, from rōs (dew). Compare Portuguese rociar, Catalan ruixar.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /roˈθjaɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /roˈsjaɾ/

Verb

rociar (first-person singular present rocío, first-person singular preterite rocié, past participle rociado)

  1. (transitive) to sprinkle, spatter.
  2. (transitive) to spray, to dowse
  3. (intransitive) to drizzle or rain as dew

Conjugation

  • Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic forms do not have a written accent in certain conjugations.

    Derived terms

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