ensabonar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ sabó +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ən.sə.βuˈna]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ən.sə.boˈna]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [en.sa.boˈnaɾ]
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Verb

ensabonar (first-person singular present ensabono, first-person singular preterite ensaboní, past participle ensabonat)

  1. (transitive) to lather, to soap up
  2. (transitive, figurative) to soft-soap, to butter up
    Synonyms: llagotejar, adular

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • sabonós

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