Polyglot Dictionary

pitar

/piˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
pito
preterite (yo)
pité
past participle
pitado

Meaning

  1. to whistle, to honk

    • El árbitro pitó el final.

      The referee blew the final whistle.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

bocinar

bocinar and pitar are close synonyms for "to honk"; pitar also separately means "to whistle."

Practice

1 What does pitar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches pitar?

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