adarrak jarri

Basque

Etymology

From adarrak (absolutive plural of adar (“horn”)) +‎ jarri (“to put”), a calque of Spanish poner los cuernos (“to cheat on”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /adarak xari/, [a.ð̞a.rak xa.ri]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /adarak jari/, [a.ð̞a.rak ja.ri]

Verb

adarrak jarri dio (present participle adarrak jartzen, future participle adarrak jarriko, short form adarrak jar, verbal noun adarrak jartze)

  1. (colloquial) to cheat on
    Synonym: adarrak ipini

Further reading
  • "adarrak jarri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
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