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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡweɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: a‧güe‧ro
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish aguero, from Latin augurium. Doublet of augurio, a borrowing from Latin.
Noun
agüero m (plural agüeros)
- augury, divination
- forecast, prediction
- omen
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 36:La Cuca es un pájaro de mal agüero que sólo vuela de noche. Su grito extraño y espantoso semeja el relincho-rebuzno de la mula, y en la casa donde lo hace oir, muere al poco tiempo una persona.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
agüero
- first-person singular present indicative of agorar
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