acicatear

== Spanish == === Etymology === From acicate +‎ -ear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθikateˈaɾ/ [a.θi.ka.t̪eˈaɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /asikateˈaɾ/ [a.si.ka.t̪eˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧ci‧ca‧te‧ar === Verb === acicatear (first-person singular present acicateo, first-person singular preterite acicateé, past participle acicateado) (transitive) to spur on (a horse) Synonyms: espolear, espolonear to fire, to spark ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “acicatear”, 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