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palpar

  • [palˈpaɾ] Spain

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín palpare

verb haber palpado · palpando · habiendo palpado · palpado · palpo · palpas

  1. Tocar con las manos una cosa para percibirla o reconocerla por el sentido del tacto.
  2. Usar el tacto para orientarse en la oscuridad.
  3. figurative Conocer tan claramente una cosa como si se tocara.

In English

  • touch make physical contact with
  • grope obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
  • frisk to search somebody by feeling their clothes
  • palpate to examine by feeling
  • pat down to frisk

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{palpar_2026,
  title = {palpar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/palpar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}