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English
Etymology
From Spanish asiento.
Noun
asiento (plural asientos)
- A treaty or pact, in Spanish contexts.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsjento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: a‧sien‧to
Etymology 1
Deverbal from asentar.
Noun
asiento m (plural asientos)
- seat
- Hyponym: silla
- sediment, deposit
- treaty, pact
- foundation
- register office, registry
- stability
- common sense
- (nautical) trim (manner in which a boat floats)
Derived terms
Verb
asiento
- first-person singular present indicative of asentar
Etymology 2
Verb
asiento
- first-person singular present indicative of asentir
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