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espetar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blurt verb To say something suddenly and without thinking, often something better left unsaid.
  • skewer noun A thin metal or wooden rod used to hold pieces of food together while cooking.
  • spit noun A thin rod used to skewer and rotate meat while it cooks over a fire.

Senses

espetar is used for these senses in English:

  • blurt To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
  • skewer To impale on a skewer.
  • spit (transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.

skewer — full definition

  1. noun A thin metal or wooden rod used to hold pieces of food together while cooking.
  2. verb To pierce something through with a skewer or similar pointed object.
  3. verb To sharply criticize or mock someone or something.

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