ampayar
Spanish, verb/ampaˈʝaɾ/
ampayar is spelled A-M-P-A-Y-A-R (7 letters). Ampayar is a Spanish verb meaning “discover, catch, find” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Descubrir lo que alguien estaba haciendo y que, generalmente, intentaba mantener en secreto”.
What does ampayar mean in English?
verb
- 1
discover, catch, find.
«–Mamá, ¡ampayé a mi hermano comiéndose el último pedazo de torta!».
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Descubrir lo que alguien estaba haciendo y que, generalmente, intentaba mantener en secreto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ampayar
- ampayo first-person present singular
- ampayé first-person preterite singular
- ampayado participle past
- ampayando gerund
- ampayada feminine participle past
- ampayados masculine participle past
- ampayadas feminine participle past
- ampayas indicative informal present
- ampayás indicative informal present
- ampaya indicative present singular
- ampayamos first-person indicative plural
- ampayáis indicative plural present
- ampayan indicative plural present
- ampayaba first-person imperfect indicative
- ampayabas imperfect indicative second-person
- ampayábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- ampayabais imperfect indicative plural
- ampayaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ampayar?
- /ampaˈʝaɾ/
- [ãm.paˈʝaɾ]
- [ãmpaˈʝaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.