balbucejar
Catalan
Etymology
Alteration of earlier balbuçar, from Vulgar Latin *balbūtiāre, a variant of Latin balbūtiō (“I stutter, stammer”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bəl.bu.səˈʒa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /bal.bu.seˈd͡ʒaɾ/
Verb
balbucejar
- (intransitive) to stutter, to stammer
- El locutor balbucejava i repetia monòtonament una mateixa frase.
- The speaker stammered and monotonously repeated the same phrase.
- (transitive) to stammer (out), babble, bleat out
- Balbucejava mots a mitges, tremolava.
- She stammered out words incompletely, she trembled.
Synonyms
- balbucitar
- balbotejar
Derived terms
- balbuceig
Further reading
- “balbucejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.