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cebar.

to bait

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/θeˈbaɾ/[θeˈβ̞aɾ]/seˈbaɾ/[seˈβ̞aɾ]

  1. to bait

  2. to fatten, feed

  3. to charge, load

    cebar los cañones

  4. to turn on, vent, attack

    reflexive
    El racista se ceba con los pobres.

  5. to add hot water to the yerba mate

    cebar el mate

  6. to prime (fill with priming liquid)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cibus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cibāre Spanish cebar Inherited from Latin cibāre.

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