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salpicar

to splash

verb sahl-pee-KAHR Rare

Also means

to spatter

Usage Note

Salpicar describes liquid or mud hitting a surface in scattered drops. Figuratively it means to pepper or intersperse something: salpicado de errores ('peppered with mistakes'). It follows standard -ar conjugation with the spelling change c→qu before -e.

Examples

"El coche me salpicó de barro."

Natural Translation

The car splattered me with mud.

Literal Translation

The car to-me splattered with mud.

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