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From espia-ar, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

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espiar (first-person singular present espio, first-person singular preterite espií, past participle espiat)

  1. to spy (act as a spy)

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

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IPA(key): /es.pi.ˈaɾ/

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espiar (first-person singular present espío, first-person singular preterite espiei, past participle espiado)
espiar (first-person singular present espio, first-person singular preterite espiei, past participle espiado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to spy (to act as a spy)
    Synonyms: espreitar, aseitar
  2. to peek; to peep

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.piˈa(ʁ)/ [is.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpja(ʁ)/ [isˈpja(h)], /es.piˈa(ʁ)/ [es.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpja(ʁ)/ [esˈpja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.piˈa(ɾ)/ [is.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpja(ɾ)/, /es.piˈa(ɾ)/ [es.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.piˈa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpja(ʁ)/ [iʃˈpja(χ)], /eʃ.piˈa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈpja(ʁ)/ [eʃˈpja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.piˈa(ɻ)/ [es.pɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpja(ɻ)/
 

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espiar (first-person singular present espio, first-person singular preterite espiei, past participle espiado)

  1. to spy (to act as a spy)
    Synonym: espreitar
  2. to peek; to peep

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Etymology

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From espía-ar, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

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  • IPA(key): /esˈpjaɾ/ [esˈpjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧piar

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espiar (first-person singular present espío, first-person singular preterite espié, past participle espiado)

  1. to spy, to spy on (act as a spy)
    Synonyms: avizorar, vacilar

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