telefonear

/telefoneˈaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to telephone

📞 telefonear = teléfono (telephone) + -ear, the verb-making ending

Spanish builds verbs from nouns with -ear. Take teléfono, the noun for telephone, add -ear, and you get telefonear: to telephone. The same ending appears in pasear (to stroll) and golpear (to hit).

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