balbucear

== Spanish == === Etymology === From the verb balbucir +‎ -ear, from Latin balbūtīre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balbuθeˈaɾ/ [bal.β̞u.θeˈaɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /balbuseˈaɾ/ [bal.β̞u.seˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: bal‧bu‧ce‧ar === Verb === balbucear (first-person singular present balbuceo, first-person singular preterite balbuceé, past participle balbuceado) to stutter, to stammer Synonyms: tartamudear, trastabillar to prattle, to babble to lisp ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “balbucear”, 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