Polyglot Dictionary

zombar

/zõˈbaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
zombo
preterite (eu)
zombei
past participle
zombado

Meaning

  1. to mock

    • Zombaram dele.

      They mocked him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

escarnecer

escarnecer is more formal or literary; zombar is the everyday word — both mean "to mock."

mofar

mofar and zombar are close synonyms for "to mock"; mofar separately also means "to grow moldy."

Similar in other languages

German

spotten

spotten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to mock."

German

verspotten

verspotten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to mock."

Practice

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