maestrear
Spanish, verb[maest̪ɾeˈaɾ]
maestrear is spelled M-A-E-S-T-R-E-A-R (9 letters). Maestrear is a Spanish verb meaning “to be a master” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Participar como maestro o maestra en una actividad u operación”.
What does maestrear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to be a master
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participar como maestro o maestra en una actividad u operación. 2. Cortar parte del tallo de la vid, dejando cierto largo en el sarmiento para que sobreviva durante el invierno. 3. Levantar o elaborar las maestras o guías verticales para la construcción de una pared.
verb: 1. Ejercer como maestro, especialmente de modo temporal, o presumir de serlo.
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 maestrear
- maestreo first-person present singular
- maestreé first-person preterite singular
- maestreado participle past
- maestreando gerund
- maestreada feminine participle past
- maestreados masculine participle past
- maestreadas feminine participle past
- maestreas indicative informal present
- maestreás indicative informal present
- maestrea indicative present singular
- maestreamos first-person indicative plural
- maestreáis indicative plural present
- maestrean indicative plural present
- maestreaba first-person imperfect indicative
- maestreabas imperfect indicative second-person
- maestreábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- maestreabais imperfect indicative plural
- maestreaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maestrear?
- [maest̪ɾeˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maestrear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.