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lagartear

  • [laɣ̞aɾt̪eˈaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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De lagarto y el sufijo -ear.

verb haber lagarteado · lagarteando · habiendo lagarteado · lagarteado · lagarteo · lagarteas

  1. Mexico, rare Buscar, perseguir o cazar cocodrilos (lagartos).

verb haber lagarteado · lagarteando · habiendo lagarteado · lagarteado · lagarteo · lagarteas

  1. Colombia, colloquial, derogatory Llevar a cabo las acciones propias de un lagarto, persona oportunista que frecuenta instituciones y personas buscando obtener para sí prebendas o privilegios.
  2. El Salvador, colloquial, derogatory Estar a la caza o busca insistente de ventajas obtenidas de forma ilegal.
  3. Bolivia, Peru, jocular, rare Estar sin trabajar u ocioso por propia decisión.

In English

  • bask to bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat
  • apricate to bask in the sun — see also bask, sun, sunbathe

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MLA

"lagartear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/lagartear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lagartear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/lagartear

Chicago

"lagartear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/lagartear.

BibTeX
@misc{lagartear_2026,
  title = {lagartear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/lagartear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}