# alcahuetear
## Spanish
### Etymology

From alcahuete +‎ -ar, from Andalusian Arabic القواد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alkaweteˈaɾ/ [al.ka.we.t̪eˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: al‧ca‧hue‧te‧ar

### Verb

alcahuetear (first-person singular present alcahueteo, first-person singular preterite alcahueteé, past participle alcahueteado)
* (intransitive) to act as a go-between, to play Cupid
* (intransitive) to gossip

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | alcahuetear | alcahuetear | alcahuetear | alcahuetear | alcahuetear |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | alcahueteando | alcahueteando | alcahueteando | alcahueteando | alcahueteando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | alcahueteado | alcahueteado | alcahueteada | alcahueteada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | alcahueteados | alcahueteados | alcahueteadas | alcahueteadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | alcahueteo | alcahueteas$^{tú}$ alcahueteás$^{vos}$ | alcahuetea | alcahueteamos | alcahueteáis | alcahuetean |
| indicative | imperfect | alcahueteaba | alcahueteabas | alcahueteaba | alcahueteábamos | alcahueteabais | alcahueteaban |
| indicative | preterite | alcahueteé | alcahueteaste | alcahueteó | alcahueteamos | alcahueteasteis | alcahuetearon |
| indicative | future | alcahuetearé | alcahuetearás | alcahueteará | alcahuetearemos | alcahuetearéis | alcahuetearán |
| indicative | conditional | alcahuetearía | alcahuetearías | alcahuetearía | alcahuetearíamos | alcahuetearíais | alcahuetearían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | alcahuetee | alcahuetees$^{tú}$ alcahueteés$^{vos2}$ | alcahuetee | alcahueteemos | alcahueteéis | alcahueteen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | alcahueteara | alcahuetearas | alcahueteara | alcahueteáramos | alcahuetearais | alcahuetearan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | alcahuetease | alcahueteases | alcahuetease | alcahueteásemos | alcahueteaseis | alcahueteasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | alcahueteare | alcahueteares | alcahueteare | alcahueteáremos | alcahueteareis | alcahuetearen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | alcahuetea$^{tú}$ alcahueteá$^{vos}$ | alcahuetee | alcahueteemos | alcahuetead | alcahueteen |
| imperative | negative | | no alcahuetees | no alcahuetee | no alcahueteemos | no alcahueteéis | no alcahueteen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “alcahuetear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014