ayustar

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably an adaptation of Catalan ajustar, from older justar, from Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (near, close).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yus‧tar

Verb

ayustar (first-person singular present ayusto, first-person singular preterite ayusté, past participle ayustado)

  1. (nautical, transitive) to splice (rope)

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References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “ayustar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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