guantear

From guante (“glove”) +‎ -ear.

• IPA^(key): /ɡwanteˈaɾ/ [ɡwãn̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: guan‧te‧ar

guantear (first-person singular present guanteo, first-person singular preterite guanteé, past participle guanteado)

1. (transitive, Andes, Honduras, Mexico, Panama) to slap

   Synonym: abofetear

• “guantear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “guantear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010