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desquijarabamos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desquijarabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-qui-ja-ra-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/des.ki.xa.ɾaˈβa.mos/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + quijar- + -abamos

The word 'desquijarabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-qui-ja-ra-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'quijar-', and the suffix '-abamos'. Syllabification follows standard CV and VCC patterns.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were complaining

    We were complaining

    “Desquijarabamos por la injusticia.”

    “Los niños desquijarabamos porque no nos dejaban jugar.”

    syn:quejabamosrefunfuñábamos
    ant:callábamos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ra').

Syllables

6
des/des/
qui/ki/
ja/xa/
ra/ɾa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. qui — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ja — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure. 'j' pronounced as /x/.. ra — Open, stressed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ba — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure. 'b' pronounced as /β/.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin *dis-*, negation/reversal

root

quijar-

Latin *quijare*, to gnash teeth/complain

suf

-abamos

Spanish imperfect indicative ending, 1st person plural

Similar Words

ha­blá­ba­mosca­mi­ná­ba­moses­cri­bí­a­mos

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are formed around consonant-vowel pairs.

Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC)

Syllables can end with two consonants.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'j' is pronounced as /x/. The imperfect ending '-abamos' is a portmanteau suffix.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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