# preparar
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

### Verb

preparar (first-person singular indicative present preparo, past participle preparáu)
* to prepare

#### Related terms

* preparación

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish preparar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾepaˈɾaɾ/ [pɾe.paˈɾaɾ]
* Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧rar

### Verb

preparár (plural prereparar, Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒᜉᜍᜍ᜔)
* to prepare, to ready
    Synonyms: handa, andam

#### Derived terms

* magpreparar
* pagpreparar
* prepararon

#### Related terms

* preparado
* preparasiyon

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pɾə.pəˈɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [pɾe.paˈɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparí, past participle preparat)
* to prepare

#### Related terms

* parar
* preparació

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish preparar.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧rar
* IPA: /pɾeˈpaɾaɾ/ [pɾ̪eˈpa.ɾ̪ɐɾ̪]

### Verb

preparar
* to prepare
    Synonym: andam

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praeparō, praeparāre.

### Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparei, past participle preparado)
* to prepare

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* parar
* preparación
* preparado

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾe.paˈɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾe.paˈɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /pɾe.paˈɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /pɾe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾe.paˈɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pɾe.paˈɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɾɨ.pɐˈɾaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɾɨ.pɐˈɾaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɾɨ.pɐˈɾa.ɾi/

### Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparei, past participle preparado)
* (transitive) to prepare, to get ready (to make ready for a specific future purpose)
    Synonym: aprontar
* (transitive) to cook, to prepare
    Synonyms: aprontar, fazer
** 2015, Jo Takahashi, Izakaya: Por dentro dos botecos japoneses, Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN, pages 194–195:Okonomiyaki: Vulgarmente conhecida como "pizza japonesa", é uma espécie de panqueca assada em chapa quente, sobre a qual são dispostos frutos do mar, vegetais e até queijo. Okonomi significa "ao seu gosto", e, em alguns restaurantes especializados, o próprio cliente prepara o seu prato, à frente de uma chapa, misturando os ingredientes de sua preferência. Geralmente é finalizado com maionese, tarê (molho adocicado de shoyu) e katsuobushi.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to plan

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* parar
* preparação

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeparāre (“to prepare”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾepaˈɾaɾ/ [pɾe.paˈɾaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pre‧pa‧rar

### Verb

preparar (first-person singular present preparo, first-person singular preterite preparé, past participle preparado)
* (transitive, reflexive) to prepare

#### Conjugation

$^1$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.

#### Related terms

* parar
* preparación
* preparado
* preparador
* prepararse

#### Further reading

* “preparar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10