enjalbegar

Spanish

Etymology

With the addition of a prefix en-, from a supposed original Old Spanish form *exalbegar (attested later in various altered forms such as axalvegar, jalbegar, xabelgar, etc.), from a Vulgar Latin *exalbicāre, from Latin albus[1][2].

Verb

enjalbegar (first-person singular present enjalbego, first-person singular preterite enjalbegué, past participle enjalbegado)

  1. to whitewash, paint the face.

Conjugation

  • Rule: g becomes a gu before e.

    References

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