balconear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From balcón +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /balkoneˈaɾ/ [bal.ko.neˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: bal‧co‧ne‧ar

Verb

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balconear (first-person singular present balconeo, first-person singular preterite balconeé, past participle balconeado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, colloquial) to spy on; to snoop (from a balcony, or similar elevated place)
    • 2016 December 3, “Harrison Ford hará demanda de otra galaxia”, in La Prensa[1]:
      A Harrison Ford no le hizo ninguna gracia que Carrie Fisher, su ex compañera en la película La Guerra de las Galaxias, lo balconeara, por lo que planea demandarla.
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Conjugation

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Further reading

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