arpejar

Etymology

From arpa +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.pəˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.peˈd͡ʒaɾ]
• Homophone: arpejà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

arpejar (first-person singular present arpejo, first-person singular preterite arpegí, past participle arpejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to claw, to scratch

   Synonyms: arpellejar, escatar, esgarrapar, fregar, grapar, gratar, raspar, rautar

2. (intransitive) to be nearby

Further reading

• “arpejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arpejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “arpejar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “arpejar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Anagrams

• rapejar

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ar‧pe‧jar

Verb

arpejar (first-person singular present arpejo, first-person singular preterite arpejei, past participle arpejado)

1. (music, transitive) to arpeggiate (play (a chord) as an arpeggio)