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Words with Root “puj-” in Spanish
Browse Spanish words sharing the root “puj-”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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puj- From Latin *pugnare* meaning 'to fight', 'to contend'. Core meaning of striving.
sobrepujamiento
6 syllables15 letters
so·bre·pu·ja·mien·to
/so.βɾe.pu.xaˈmjen.to/
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The Spanish noun 'sobrepujamiento' (outbidding) is syllabified as so-bre-pu-ja-mien-to, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'sobre-', root 'puj-', and suffix '-amiento', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.