manotear

== Spanish == === Etymology === From manota + -ear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manoteˈaɾ/ [ma.no.t̪eˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ma‧no‧te‧ar === Verb === manotear (first-person singular present manoteo, first-person singular preterite manoteé, past participle manoteado) (transitive) to slap, smack, spank (intransitive) to gesticulate Synonym: gesticular ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “manotear”, 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