bostezar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin ōscitāre (“to yawn, to gape”). Compare English oscitate. Initial b- probably from mixing with boca (“mouth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bosteˈθaɾ/ [bos.t̪eˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /bosteˈsaɾ/ [bos.t̪eˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: bos‧te‧zar === Verb === bostezar (first-person singular present bostezo, first-person singular preterite bostecé, past participle bostezado) (intransitive) to yawn ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bostezar”, 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