cachiporreabamos
Syllables
ca-chi-po-rre-a-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/ka.tʃi.po.ˈre.a.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
cachipor- + -rear-ábamos
The Spanish verb 'cachiporreabamos' (we were wandering around) is syllabified as ca-chi-po-rre-a-ba-mos, with stress on 're'. It follows standard Spanish syllabification rules based on vowel separation and consonant cluster treatment, reflecting its verb morphology and colloquial origin.
Definitions
- 1
To wander around aimlessly, to loaf, to goof off, to mess around.
We were wandering around/messing around.
“De niños, siempre cachiporreábamos por el barrio.”
“No deberíamos cachiporrear tanto y concentrarnos en el trabajo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('re') according to Spanish stress rules.
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, onset 'c', nucleus 'a'. chi — Closed syllable, onset 'ch', nucleus 'i'. po — Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'o'. rre — Closed syllable, onset 'rr', nucleus 'e'. a — Open syllable, nucleus 'a'. ba — Open syllable, onset 'b', nucleus 'a'. mos — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'o'
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Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Syllable Division
Consonant clusters are generally broken up, with the first consonant joining the preceding vowel (if any) and the remaining consonants forming the onset of the next syllable.
Final Consonant Syllable Division
A single consonant at the end of a word typically closes the preceding syllable.
- Regional variations in pronunciation are possible, but the core syllabification remains consistent.
- The voiced 'b' sound between vowels is a common phonetic feature in Spanish.
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