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borbonear

/boɾboneˈaɾ/

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verb/boɾboneˈaɾ/

to unduly meddle and/or interfere in politics (action restricted to Alfonso XIII and, by extension, other Spanish Bourbon monarchs), often with the result of the fall from grace of a politician.

Etymology tree Spanish Borbón Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish borbonear From Borbón + -ear.