garabatear

== Spanish == === Etymology === From garabato (“doodle, scribble”) + -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaɾabateˈaɾ/ [ɡa.ɾa.β̞a.t̪eˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ga‧ra‧ba‧te‧ar === Verb === garabatear (first-person singular present garabateo, first-person singular preterite garabateé, past participle garabateado) to scribble (Chile, colloquial) to swear ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “garabatear”, 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 “garabatear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010