agasajar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *adgasaliāre, from Latin ad- + Vandalic *gasalja (companion, comrade).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡasaˈxaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧sa‧jar

Verb

agasajar (first-person singular present agasajo, first-person singular preterite agasajé, past participle agasajado)

  1. (transitive) to wine and dine, treat lavishly
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 61:
      César y los suyos se acogeron al amparo de este poderoso señor, el cual los agasajó mucho, regalándoles, además, cuando dejaron sus dominios, buen número de piezas de oro y plata.
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  2. (transitive) to lavish

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