rociar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rōscidāre, derived from Latin rōscidus. Compare Spanish rociar, Catalan ruixar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁo.siˈa(ʁ)/ [ho.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁoˈsja(ʁ)/ [hoˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁo.siˈa(ɾ)/ [ho.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁoˈsja(ɾ)/ [hoˈsja(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁo.siˈa(ʁ)/ [χo.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁoˈsja(ʁ)/ [χoˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁo.siˈa(ɻ)/ [ho.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁoˈsja(ɻ)/ [hoˈsja(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: ro‧ci‧ar

Verb

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rociar (first-person singular present rocio, first-person singular preterite rociei, past participle rociado)

  1. (transitive) to cover with rattle; to dew
  2. (transitive) to spray; to sprinkle
  3. (intransitive) to form dew; to dew
  4. (intransitive) to deposit in the form of (a) dew

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish ruciar, from Vulgar Latin *rōscidāre, derived from Latin rōscidus. Compare Portuguese rociar, Catalan ruixar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /roˈθjaɾ/ [roˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /roˈsjaɾ/ [roˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ro‧ciar

Verb

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rociar (first-person singular present rocío, first-person singular preterite rocié, past participle rociado)

  1. (transitive) to sprinkle, spatter
  2. (transitive) to spray, to douse
    • 2023 March 30, Virginia Martínez, “Nueve detenidos por arrojar pintura roja a uno de los leones del Congreso como protesta por la inacción climática”, in El País[1]:
      Una decena de miembros de organizaciones contra el cambio climático se han subido este jueves a una de las esculturas de leones del Congreso de los Diputados y han rociado con pintura roja tanto la estatua como varios peldaños de las escaleras, dos columnas y parte de la pared.
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  3. (intransitive) to drizzle or rain as dew

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