sablear

Spanish

Etymology

    From sable + -ear.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sableˈaɾ/ [sa.β̞leˈaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: sa‧ble‧ar

    Verb

    sablear (first-person singular present sableo, first-person singular preterite sableé, past participle sableado)

    1. (transitive, colloquial) to scrounge (beg someone for something)
      Me he encontrado a un viejo amigo que me ha sableado veinte euros.
      I ran into an old friend who scrounged twenty euros from me.
    2. (transitive, colloquial) to overcharge, to rip off
      El cajero me ha sableado 60 euros.
      The cashier overcharged me 60 euros.

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