balbotejar

Catalan

Etymology

From balb in its earlier sense of "stammering".

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /bəl.bo.təˈʒa/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /bəl.bu.təˈʒa/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /bal.bo.teˈd͡ʒaɾ/

Verb

balbotejar

  1. (intransitive) to babble, to stutter
    Els nadons comencen a balbotejar a partir dels sis o set mesos.
    Infants start babbling at six or seven months.
    Balbotejava com un adolescent.
    He babbled like an adolescent.
  2. (transitive) to babble (out), to bleat (out), to stammer (out)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • balboteig

Further reading

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