craquejar
Catalan
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editcraquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, computing) to crack (a computer system or other component)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of craquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcraquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, petrochemistry) to crack (organic molecules to obtain petroleum)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of craquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Etymology 3
editFrom crac + -ejar (onomatopoeia of a sharp sound)
Verb
editcraquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to crack (to make a sharp sound when a solid material breaks)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of craquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “craquejar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “craquejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024