propinar
Spanish, verb/pɾopiˈnaɾ/
propinar is spelled P-R-O-P-I-N-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propinar is a Spanish verb meaning “to hit, strike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dar a beber”.
What does propinar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hit, strike
- 2
to administer medication
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dar a beber. 2. Ordenar, administrar una medicina. 3. Asestarle un golpe a alguien.
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 propinar
- propino first-person present singular
- propiné first-person preterite singular
- propinado participle past
- propinando gerund
- propinada feminine participle past
- propinados masculine participle past
- propinadas feminine participle past
- propinas indicative informal present
- propinás indicative informal present
- propina indicative present singular
- propinamos first-person indicative plural
- propináis indicative plural present
- propinan indicative plural present
- propinaba first-person imperfect indicative
- propinabas imperfect indicative second-person
- propinábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- propinabais imperfect indicative plural
- propinaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce propinar?
- /pɾopiˈnaɾ/
- [pɾo.piˈnaɾ]
- [pɾopiˈnaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to propinar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is propinar in Spanish?
propinar appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).