catear
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kateˈaɾ/ [ka.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ca‧te‧ar
=== Verb ===
catear (first-person singular present cateo, first-person singular preterite cateé, past participle cateado)
to search, prospect (for minerals or petroleum)
to frisk
to fail, flunk
(Mexico) to raid
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=== Further reading ===
“catear”, 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