apercollar
Spanish, verb/apeɾkoˈʝaɾ/
apercollar is spelled A-P-E-R-C-O-L-L-A-R (10 letters). Apercollar is a Spanish verb meaning “to grab someone by the neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Abrazar a alguien, especialmente por el cuello”.
What does apercollar mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto grab someone by the neck
- 2
colloquialto extort (something)
- 3
colloquialto hug (someone) passionately
- 4
colloquialto hug and kiss passionately
- 5
colloquialto steal (something)
- 6
colloquialobsoleteto kill (someone) with a strike on the nape
- 7
colloquialobsoleteto snatch (something), especially stealthily
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Abrazar a alguien, especialmente por el cuello. 2. Asfixiar el cuello. 3. Abrazar a alguien con intenciones sexuales. 4. Hurtar algo de prisa y a escondidas.
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 apercollar
- apercollo first-person present singular
- apercollé first-person preterite singular
- apercollado participle past
- apercollando gerund
- apercollada feminine participle past
- apercollados masculine participle past
- apercolladas feminine participle past
- apercollas indicative informal present
- apercollás indicative informal present
- apercolla indicative present singular
- apercollamos first-person indicative plural
- apercolláis indicative plural present
- apercollan indicative plural present
- apercollaba first-person imperfect indicative
- apercollabas imperfect indicative second-person
- apercollábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- apercollabais imperfect indicative plural
- apercollaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apercollar?
- /apeɾkoˈʝaɾ/
- [a.peɾ.koˈʝaɾ]
- [apeɾkoˈʝaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apercollar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.