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papelonear

Spanish, verb[papeloneˈaɾ]

papelonear is spelled P-A-P-E-L-O-N-E-A-R (10 letters). Papelonear is a Spanish verb meaning “to cower, to chicken out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ostentar vanamente autoridad o valimiento”.

What does papelonear mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    colloquialto cower, to chicken out

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Ostentar vanamente autoridad o valimiento.

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 papelonear

  • papeloneo first-person present singular
  • papeloneé first-person preterite singular
  • papeloneado participle past
  • papeloneando gerund
  • papeloneada feminine participle past
  • papeloneados masculine participle past
  • papeloneadas feminine participle past
  • papeloneas indicative informal present
  • papeloneás indicative informal present
  • papelonea indicative present singular
  • papeloneamos first-person indicative plural
  • papeloneáis indicative plural present
  • papelonean indicative plural present
  • papeloneaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • papeloneabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • papeloneábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • papeloneabais imperfect indicative plural
  • papeloneaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce papelonear?

  • [papeloneˈaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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