chilenizar

Spanish

Etymology

From chileno +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃileniˈθaɾ/ [t͡ʃi.le.niˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃileniˈsaɾ/ [t͡ʃi.le.niˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: chi‧le‧ni‧zar

Verb

chilenizar (first-person singular present chilenizo, first-person singular preterite chilenicé, past participle chilenizado)

  1. (transitive) to Chileanize (to make Chilean)

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “chilenizar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]