malversar

From mal- +‎ versar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌmal.βərˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌmal.vərˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌmal.veɾˈsaɾ]

malversar (first-person singular present malverso, first-person singular preterite malversí, past participle malversat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to embezzle

• malversació
• malversador

• “malversar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From mal- +‎ versar.

• IPA^(key): /malbeɾˈsaɾ/ [mal.β̞eɾˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mal‧ver‧sar

malversar (first-person singular present malverso, first-person singular preterite malversé, past participle malversado)

1. (transitive) to embezzle

• “malversar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025