apoyatura

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian appoggiatura.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /apoʝaˈtuɾa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /apoʃaˈtuɾa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /apoʒaˈtuɾa/

  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧ya‧tu‧ra

Noun

apoyatura f (plural apoyaturas)

  1. (music) appoggiatura
  2. support
    Synonym: apoyo
    • 2015 November 2, “Inquietud en el seno del PSOE por la fuga de votos a Ciudadanos”, in El País‎:
      Las propuestas y las políticas de Ciudadanos servirán de apoyatura para la estrategia de los socialistas.
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