encabritar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + cabrito + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkabɾiˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.β̞ɾiˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧bri‧tar

Verb

encabritar (first-person singular present encabrito, first-person singular preterite encabrité, past participle encabritado)

  1. to upset, bug
  2. (reflexive) to prance (said of a horse)
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Al ver tanta gente, el hombre que venía a caballo quiso volver grupas a toda prisa; pero el animal se encabritó y alzando las patas delanteras, puso al caballero en peligro de caer al suelo.
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