expectorar

/ekspektoˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
expectoro
preterite (yo)
expectoré
past participle
expectorado

Meaning

  1. to cough up

    • Expectoró flema.

      He coughed up phlegm.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

toser

expectorar specifically means to cough up phlegm, a medical term; toser is the general, everyday word "to cough."

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