acicalar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic صَقَلَ (ṣaqala). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθikaˈlaɾ/ [a.θi.kaˈlaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /asikaˈlaɾ/ [a.si.kaˈlaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧ci‧ca‧lar === Verb === acicalar (first-person singular present acicalo, first-person singular preterite acicalé, past participle acicalado) (transitive) to groom (transitive) to polish, to preen (reflexive) to smarten oneself up, to preen oneself, to spruce up oneself ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “acicalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025