enronquecer

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + ronco + -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enronkeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.rõŋ.keˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /enronkeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.rõŋ.keˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ron‧que‧cer

Verb

enronquecer (first-person singular present enronquezco, first-person singular preterite enronquecí, past participle enronquecido)

  1. (transitive) to cause to become hoarse
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los trabajos y los días”, in El juguete rabioso:
      Una tarde, después que se insultaron hasta enronquecer, la mujer de don Gaetano, comprendiendo que éste no abandonaría el comercio como otras veces, resolvió marcharse.
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  2. (intransitive, reflexive) to go hoarse

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