Polyglot Dictionary

salpicar

/salpiˈkaɾ/

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)
salpico
preterite (yo)
salpiqué
past participle
salpicado

Meaning

  1. to splash

    • El coche me salpicó.

      The car splashed me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

chapotear

chapotear means to splash around or paddle in water playfully; salpicar means to splash liquid onto something, to spatter.

Similar in other languages

French

éclabousser

éclabousser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to splash."

Portuguese

salpicar

salpicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to splash."

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