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escarapelabamos

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7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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7syllables

escarapalebamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-ca-ra-pa-le-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/eskaɾapaˈleβamos/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

es- + carapela- + -bamos

The Spanish verb 'escarapelabamos' is divided into seven syllables: es-ca-ra-pa-le-ba-mos, with stress on 'le'. It consists of the prefix 'es-', root 'carapela-', and suffix '-bamos'. It means 'to scrape' or 'to peel'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To scrape, peel, or remove something layer by layer, often with difficulty.

    To scrape, to peel, to remove layers

    “Estábamos escarapelabando la pintura vieja de la pared.”

    “Escarapelabamos las malas hierbas del jardín.”

    syn:rasparpelardescarar
    ant:adherirpegarunir

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
es/es/
ca/ka/
ra/ɾa/
pa/pa/
le/le/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

es — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster. ca — Open syllable. ra — Open syllable. pa — Open syllable. le — Closed syllable, stressed. ba — Open syllable, consonant cluster. mos — Closed syllable

Word Parts

pre

es-

Latin origin, preposition 'ex-', intensifying element

root

carapela-

Derived from 'carapelo' (curl/mane), related to 'caracol' (snail), denoting a twisting action

suf

-bamos

Spanish inflectional suffix, first-person plural imperfect indicative (-ba- + -mos)

Similar Words

es­ca­ra­ba­joes­ca­lara­la­ba­mos

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are open.

Closed Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a consonant are closed.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken according to pronounceability.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless an accent mark indicates otherwise.

  • The 'sc-' and 'bl-' clusters require careful consideration but follow standard Spanish pronunciation.
  • The word's length and multiple syllables provide a good example for illustrating Spanish syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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